The Asian Tsunami: Five Years Later

Rescue workers remove bodies from the wreckage of the
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Endless Carnage
Rescue workers remove bodies from the wreckage of the "Queen of the Sea," which was derailed by the tsunami in Paraliya, Sri Lanka. The crash left almost all 1,200 passengers dead, and may have been the worst rail accident in history.

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