Background
- 26th December 2004
- 8.9 Richter scale earthquake in the Indian Ocean
- A result of the Indo-Australian plate being subducted beneath the Eurasian plate
- Waves reached 15m high in some places as they first reached the shore
- Hit Indonesia first
- Tsunami travelled at 800 Km/h
Impacts
- 250,000 dead
- 2 million homeless
- Lost lots of benefits from tourism, loss of businesses, unemployment and lack of infrastructure.
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