People gathered in prayer and visited mass graves in Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, and India to mark 20 years since 228,000 people were killed in one of the worst natural disasters in modern history as 30m-high waves lashed about a dozen countries.

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Survivors and mourners gathered at mass graves in Indonesia, Thailand and other places along the Indian Ocean that were devastated by the 2004 tsunami — the deadliest in the world.

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Christmas in 2004, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake under the Indian Ocean triggered tsunami waves that killed some 230,000 people across a dozen countries.

Yesterday, communities along Thailand’s Andaman coast held ceremonies to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the 2004 tsunami.

Indonesia and Thailand are marking 20 years since a tsunami caused the death of hundreds of thousands of people in one of the worst natural disasters in modern history. People started gathering in prayer today and visiting mass graves in Aceh,

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killing an estimated 230,000 people in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand and other countries. It is considered the deadliest natural disaster this century and one of the deadliest in recorded ...

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It is one of several mass graves in Banda Aceh, the capital of Indonesia’s northernmost ... visiting the Ulee Lheue grave with his wife, said. In Thailand, people gathered at a memorial ceremony ...