1. December 26, 2004 Indonesian Tsunami

3. TSUNAMI What is a Tidal Wave? A slow rise in water level that is not dangerous and often not noticed.

4. TSUNAMI TSUNAMI: A tsunami is a natural phenomenon consisting of a series of waves generated when water in a lake or the sea is rapidly displaced on a massive scale. Earthquakes, landslides, volcanic eruptions and large meteorites all have the potential to generate a tsunami. The effects of a tsunami can range from unnoticeable to devastation.

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12. TSUNAMI Sri Lanka

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38. Country where deaths occurred DeathsInjuredMissingDisplaced ConfirmedEstimated 1 Indonesia130,736167,736 —37,063 [54] [54] 500,000+ [55] [55] Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 2 35,322 [56] [56] 35,32221,411 [56] [56] 516,150 [56] [56] India12,40518,045 —5,640647,599 Thailand5,395 3[57][57] 8,2128,457 [58] [58] 2,817 [57] [57] 7,000 Somalia78289 [59] [59] — —5,000 [60] [60] Myanmar (Burma)61 [54] [54] 400–600 [61] [61] 45200 [62] [62] 3,200 Maldives82 [63] [63] 108 [64] [64] —2615,000+ Malaysia68 [65] [65] 75299 [66] [66] 6 — Tanzania10 [67] [67] 13 — — — Seychelles3 [68] [68] 357 [68] [68] —200 [69] [69] Bangladesh22 — — — South Africa2 4[70][70] 2 — — — Yemen2 [71] [71] 2 — — — Kenya112 — — Madagascar — — — —1,000+ [72] [72] Total~184,167~230,210~125,000~45,752~1.69 million

39. Tsunami survivor Acehnese Rizal Shahputra stands on tree branches and waves to a cargo ship after being spotted by the crew of a container vessel in the Indian Ocean, 100 nautical miles from the shores of Aceh province, Jan. 3, 2005. (AP)