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Flooded Area
Photo: Flooded area after a tsunami hit the coast
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Churning waters retreat from the battered coast of Kalutara, Sri Lanka, after the December 2004 tsunami drove the ocean more than half a mile (1 kilometer) inland. In deeper waters, tsunamis can travel up to 500 miles (800 kilometers) per hour.
Photograph from Digital Globe

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