How The Tsunami Affected Asia

The shock spread northwards along a major fault line, running up through the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The seafloor displacement generated a huge tsunami (from the Japanese meaning 'harbour wave') which raced across the Indian Ocean as a movement of energy, and then broke with terrible force on all coasts facing the earthquake.

The TSUNAMI spread across the Indian Ocean, and hit coastal areas of Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Indonesia and Malaysia.

THAILAND
Although this hotel still stands, it is still destroyed.	Sadly, this is a familiar sight througout Thailand.
SRI LANKA
One of the Tsunami Waves that destroyed parts of Sri Lanka	Streets and houses swept away with the force.
PENANG
A boat that was once docked, now stranded in the middle of a highway	Penang when the waves struck.
INDONESIA
Homes and people's lives utterly destroyed.	Buildings collapse under the strain.
INDIA
A fishing boat stranded and will never sail again.	The current takes anything in it's way as it recedes.

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