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Tsunami memorials begin as Asia mourns disaster 20 years on

Published on 26 Dec 2024 6:27:53 PM

Emotional ceremonies began across Asia on Thursday (Dec 26) to remember the 220,000 people who died two decades ago when a tsunami devastated coastal areas around the Indian Ocean, in one of the worst natural disasters in human history.

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Emotional ceremonies began across Asia on Thursday (Dec 26) to remember the 220,000 people who died two decades ago when a tsunami devastated coastal areas around the Indian Ocean, in one of the worst natural disasters in human history.

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