The Asian Tsunami: Five Years Later

An umbrella covered resort beach as the tidal waves engulf it
Joanne Davis / Polaris

A Wave of Water
An umbrella covered resort beach as the tidal waves engulf it. The under-sea earthquake off the shores of Sumatra that triggered the tsunami measured roughly 9.3 on the Richter scale.

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