Countries in Southeast Asia are marking 20 years since a massive tsunami swept ashore, killing approximately 228,000 people. A powerful earthquake struck off Indonesia’s western coast in 2004, sending ocean waters surging toward more than a dozen countries. People in Indonesia’s Aceh province have been holding memorial services.
00:00 Southeast Asia marks 20th anniversary of deadly tsunami
02:44 Rina Suryani Oktari, Researcher for disaster management
06:16 Laura Kong, Director International Tsunami Information Center
09:49 David Tappin, Tsunami expert
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