Thousands across Thailand, Indonesia mark 20 years of devastating Indian Ocean tsunami

CNA

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Tearful mourners prayed and lit candles Thursday at ceremonies across Asia to remember the 220,000 people killed two decades ago when a tsunami hit coastlines around the Indian Ocean in one of the world's worst disasters.
International Business Times AU
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A 9.1-magnitude earthquake off Indonesia's western tip on Dec 26,2004, generated a series of waves as high as 30 meters that pummeled the coastline of 14 countries from Indonesia to Somalia.
China Daily
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Many openly wept at the mass grave in Ulee Lheue village, where more than 14,000 unidentified and unclaimed tsunami victims are buried.
Daily Mail
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About 1,000 people were killed — both passengers and local residents, who had clambered inside desperately seeking shelter after the first wave hit.
The Manila Times

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