
Chapter 15
2004: Indian Ocean Tsunami
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THE REPORTED STORY
The New York Times Abstract:
World’s most powerful earthquake in 40 years erupts underwater off
Indonesian island of Sumatra, sending walls of water barreling thousands of
miles and killing more than 13,000 people in half dozen countries across South
and Southeast Asia; thousands more are missing or unreachable; earthquake,
measuring 9.0 in magnitude, sets off tsunamis with speeds of 500 miles an hour
and more, crashing into coastal areas of Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, Indonesia,
Maldives and Malaysia; 40-foot-high walls of water devour everything and
everyone in their paths; force is felt 3,000 ...