Better prepared for tsunamis

It's heartbreaking to hear survivors speaking about the tsunami that claimed more than 220,000 lives on Boxing Day 20 years ago.

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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.