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Carrying Belongings After Tsunami

Photo: Indonesian man carrying some belongings amid rubble after tsunami
Acres of rubble surround an Indonesian man carting merchandise from his damaged shop in Banda Aceh six days after the 2004 tsunami overwhelmed coastal Indian Ocean towns with waves as high as 30 feet (9 meters).
Photograph by Choo Youn-Kon/AFP/Getty Images

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