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Asian Tsunami: On the 26th of December 2004 the second largest earthquake ever recorded on a seismograph between 9.1 and 9.3 in magnitude, took place under the Indian Ocean off the west coast of Sumatra. Over eight minutes in duration it was also the longest. It caused tsunamis in such countries as Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka and Thailand. The worst hit country was Indonesia with 220,000 deaths reported. The casualties in India, Thailand and Sri Lanka were also numbered in the thousands. The amount of aid sent to the stricken areas was unprecedented amounting to seven billion US dollars. |
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