Tsunami

A Buddhist monk looks out over a pile of corpses of people killed in the tsunami which struck South Asia on 26/12/2004. Rescue workers attempted to gather and identify the bodies at various locations, mostly on temple grounds.
An underwater earthquake measuring 9 on the Richter scale triggered a series of tidal waves which caused devastation when they struck dry land. 12 countries were affected by the tsunami, with a combined death toll of over 150,000. In Thailand many of the victims...
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A Buddhist monk looks out over a pile of corpses of people killed in the tsunami which struck South Asia on 26/12/2004. Rescue workers attempted to gather and identify the bodies at various locations, mostly on temple grounds.
An underwater earthquake measuring 9 on the Richter scale triggered a series of tidal waves which caused devastation when they struck dry land. 12 countries were affected by the tsunami, with a combined death toll of over 150,000. In Thailand many of the victims were Western tourists. © Fredrik Naumann
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