Better prepared for tsunamis
The Citizen|December 27, 2024
It's heartbreaking to hear survivors speaking about the tsunami that claimed more than 220,000 lives on Boxing Day 20 years ago.

Two decades ago, a 9.1-magnitude earthquake generated a series of waves which smashed the coastline of 14 countries around the Indian Ocean.

According to a global disaster database, 226,408 people died as a result of the tsunami. Indonesia saw the highest death toll—with more than 100,000 killed in Aceh alone, while thousands died in Sri Lanka, India, and Thailand.

The tsunami displaced more than 1.5 million people, and in Indonesia alone, more than 100,000 houses had to be rebuilt.

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