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Post-Tsunami Banda Aceh, Indonesia
Photograph from Digital Globe
The tiny village of Gleebruk, Indonesia, about 30 miles (50 kilometers) southwest of Banda Aceh, was wiped out by the Christmas tsunami of 2004. The photo above shows the coastal area post-tsunami.
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Damage to India Vegetation
Photograph by Deshakalyan Chowdhury/AFP/Getty Images
Stripped of foliage, trees on India's Great Nicobar Island stand in pools left by the 2004 tsunami. The countries worst hit by the tsunami were Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, and Thailand.
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Flooded Area
Photograph from Digital Globe
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.
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