On the morning of Sunday December 26, 2004, a 9.1 to 9.3 magnitude earthquake erupted on the sea floor off Sumatra, Indonesia. It was the third largest earthquake ever measured. A massive tidal wave formed, flooding the cities of Bandeh Aceh, Indonesia, and Phuket, Thailand, numerous islands and resort areas along the Thai coast, and devastated the east coasts of India and Sri Lanka, among many other places. Over 225,000 people were killed (and more than a million displaced); it was the deadliest tsunami ever recorded. By comparison, the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan killed about 16,000.
Below is the first part of an eight part series on YouTube that tells the story of the tsunami and those who went through it, mostly through survivors and video they took.
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Part 7
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