People launch floating paper lanterns into the sky over the Andaman Sea in remembrance of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami victims, in Khao Lak, in Thailand's Phang Nga province, about 110 km (68 miles) north of the resort island of Phuket December 26, 2009. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (THAILAND - Tags: ANNIVERSARY DISASTER ENVIRONMENT) 

People launch floating paper lanterns into the sky over the Andaman Sea in remembrance of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami victims, in Khao Lak, in Thailand's Phang Nga province, about 110 km (68 miles) north of the resort island of Phuket, December 26, 2009. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (THAILAND - Tags: ANNIVERSARY DISASTER ENVIRONMENT IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

QUAKE-ASIA/JAPAN - Map of Asia locating powerful earthquakes which rattled the Andaman islands and Japan on Tuesday. RNGS. (SIN02) 

Fishermen sit in their boats before heading into sea to catch fish on the Marina beach in the southern Indian city of Chennai August 11, 2009. Fishermen did not venture in the sea on Tuesday morning after a 7.6 earthquake in the Indian Ocean off India's Andaman Islands triggered fears of a tsunami. REUTERS/Babu (INDIA DISASTER IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Indian naval personnel load relief supplies on board 'INS Rana' before its departure for Yangon, in Port Blair, capital of India's Andaman and Nicobar islands, May 5, 2008. Myanmar's military government raised its death toll from Cyclone Nargis on Tuesday to nearly 22,500 with another 41,000 missing, almost all from a massive storm surge that swept into the Irrawaddy delta. Picture taken May 5, 2008. REUTERS/Indian Navy/Handout (INDIA). FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. 

Floating paper lanterns fill the sky over the Andaman Sea in remembrance of the Indian Ocean tsunami victims in Khao Lak, in Thailand's Phang Nga province, nearly 110 km (68 miles) north of the resort island of Phuket, December 26, 2007. The Indian Ocean tsunami on December 26, 2004 killed almost 6,000 people and left nearly 3,000 missing in Thailand. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (THAILAND) 

Steve Warren, 53, of the U.S. floats a paper lanterns over the Andaman Sea in remembrance of the Indian Ocean tsunami victims in Khao Lak, in Thailand's Phang Nga province, nearly 110 km (68 miles) north of the resort island of Phuket, December 26, 2007. The Indian Ocean tsunami on December 26, 2004 killed almost 6,000 people and left nearly 3,000 missing in Thailand. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (THAILAND) 

Asko Kajanoja (R) and his son Alex, of Finland, light a floating paper lantern in remembrance of the Indian Ocean tsunami victims in Khao Lak, in Thailand's Phang Nga province, nearly 110 km (68 miles) north of the resort island of Phuket, December 26, 2007. The Indian Ocean tsunami on December 26, 2004 killed almost 6,000 people and left nearly 3,000 missing in Thailand. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (THAILAND) 

Floating paper lanterns fill the sky over the Andaman Sea in remembrance of the Indian Ocean tsunami victims in Khao Lak, in Thailand's Phang Nga province, nearly 110 km (68 miles) north of the resort island of Phuket, December 26, 2007. The Indian Ocean tsunami on December 26, 2004 killed almost 6,000 people and left nearly 3,000 missing in Thailand. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (THAILAND) 

Floating paper lanterns fill the sky over the Andaman Sea in remembrance of the Indian Ocean tsunami victims in Khao Lak, in Thailand's Phang Nga province, nearly 110 km (68 miles) north of the resort island of Phuket, December 26, 2007. The Indian Ocean tsunami on December 26, 2004 killed almost 6,000 people and left nearly 3,000 missing in Thailand. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (THAILAND) 

A tsunami survivor stands outside his home as his grandson watches at a temporary shelter in Bambooflat, South of India's Andaman Island, September 6, 2007. Thousands of tsunami victims on India's remote Andaman and Nicobar archipelago are still living in temporary shelters almost three years after the devastating December 2004 tsunami washed away their homes. Picture taken September 6, 2007. To match feature TSUNAMI-INDIA/ANDAMANS REUTERS/Adnan Abidi (INDIA) 

A tsunami survivor holds her baby as she sits at the doorstep of her house at a temporary shelter in Bambooflat, South of India's Andaman Island, September 6, 2007. Thousands of tsunami victims on India's remote Andaman and Nicobar archipelago are still living in temporary shelters almost three years after the devastating December 2004 tsunami washed away their homes. Picture taken September 6, 2007. To match feature TSUNAMI-INDIA/ANDAMANS REUTERS/Adnan Abidi (INDIA) 

An infant of a tsunami survivor sleeps in a hammock at a temporary shelter in Bambooflat, South of India's Andaman Island, September 6, 2007. Thousands of tsunami victims on India's remote Andaman and Nicobar archipelago are still living in temporary shelters almost three years after the devastating December 2004 tsunami washed away their homes. Picture taken September 6, 2007. To match feature TSUNAMI-INDIA/ANDAMANS REUTERS/Adnan Abidi (INDIA) 

A tsunami survivor stands outside her home at a temporary shelter in Bambooflat, South of India's Andaman Island, September 6, 2007. Thousands of tsunami victims on India's remote Andaman and Nicobar archipelago are still living in temporary shelters almost three years after the devastating December 2004 tsunami washed away their homes. Picture taken September 6, 2007. To match feature TSUNAMI-INDIA/ANDAMANS REUTERS/Adnan Abidi (INDIA) 

Labourers work at the site of permanent shelter for Tsunami survivors in Bambooflat, South of India's Andaman Island, September 6, 2007. Thousands of tsunami victims on India's remote Andaman and Nicobar archipelago are still living in temporary shelters almost three years after the devastating Dec. 2004 tsunami washed away their homes. Picture taken September 6, 2007. To match feature TSUNAMI-INDIA/ANDAMANS REUTERS/Adnan Abidi (INDIA) 

A labourer arranges wet cement bricks to dry at the site of a permanent shelter for Tsunami survivors in Bambooflat, South of India's Andaman Island, September 6, 2007. Thousands of tsunami victims on India's remote Andaman and Nicobar archipelago are still living in temporary shelters almost three years after the devastating Dec. 2004 tsunami washed away their homes. Picture taken September 6, 2007. To match feature TSUNAMI-INDIA/ANDAMANS REUTERS/Adnan Abidi (INDIA) 

A labourer carries drinking water at the site of permanent shelter for Tsunami survivors in Bambooflat, South of India's Andaman Island, September 6, 2007. Thousands of tsunami victims on India's remote Andaman and Nicobar archipelago are still living in temporary shelters almost three years after the devastating Dec. 2004 tsunami washed away their homes. Picture taken September 6, 2007. To match feature TSUNAMI-INDIA/ANDAMANS REUTERS/Adnan Abidi (INDIA) 

Labourers work in a house at the permanent shelter for Tsunami survivors in Bambooflat, South of India's Andaman Island, September 6, 2007. Thousands of tsunami victims on India's remote Andaman and Nicobar archipelago are still living in temporary shelters almost three years after the devastating Dec. 2004 tsunami washed away their homes. Picture taken September 6, 2007. To match feature TSUNAMI-INDIA/ANDAMANS REUTERS/Adnan Abidi (INDIA) 

A labourer works on the roof of a house at the permanent shelter for Tsunami survivors in Bambooflat, South of India's Andaman Island, September 6, 2007. Thousands of tsunami victims on India's remote Andaman and Nicobar archipelago are still living in temporary shelters almost three years after the devastating Dec. 2004 tsunami washed away their homes. Picture taken September 6, 2007. To match feature TSUNAMI-INDIA/ANDAMANS REUTERS/Adnan Abidi (INDIA) 

A family living near the coast waits with their belongings after evacuating from their home in Colombo September 12, 2007. A powerful earthquake of 8.2 magnitude struck Indonesia's Sumatra region on Wednesday, triggering tsunami warnings in the Indian Ocean, sparking panic in coastal areas across Southeast Asia and causing at least two deaths. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued an Indian Ocean tsunami warning after the first quake struck and authorities from Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Australia issued independent warnings, as did India for the Andaman and Nicobar islands and France for the island of Reunion. REUTERS/Buddhika Weerasinghe (SRI LANKA) 

People evacuate Marina beach in the southern Indian city of Chennai September 12, 2007. Malaysia and Sri Lanka issued tsunami warnings on Wednesday after an earthquake in Indonesia and told people to stay away from beaches, while India also issued an alert for its remote Andaman and Nicobar islands. REUTERS/Babu (INDIA) 

People evacuate Marina beach in the southern Indian city of Chennai September 12, 2007. Malaysia and Sri Lanka issued tsunami warnings on Wednesday after an earthquake in Indonesia and told people to stay away from beaches, while India also issued an alert for its remote Andaman and Nicobar islands. REUTERS/Babu (INDIA) 

A child plays with his mother at a beach in Port Blair, capital of India's Andaman and Nicobar islands, September 8, 2007. A flood of low-budget tourists since the 2004 tsunami is hurting India's ecologically fragile Andaman and Nicobar islands and ruining plans to make it a top global destination, industry officials said. Picture taken September 8, 2007. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi (INDIA) 

A child walks on a beach in Port Blair, capital of India's Andaman and Nicobar islands, September 8, 2007. A flood of low-budget tourists since the 2004 tsunami is hurting India's ecologically fragile Andaman and Nicobar islands and ruining plans to make it a top global destination, industry officials said. Picture taken September 8, 2007. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi (INDIA) 

Tourists walk at a beach in Port Blair, capital of India's Andaman and Nicobar islands, September 8, 2007. A flood of low-budget tourists since the 2004 tsunami is hurting India's ecologically fragile Andaman and Nicobar islands and ruining plans to make it a top global destination, industry officials said. Picture taken September 8, 2007. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi (INDIA) 

Labourers walk on a seaside promenade after a day's work in Port Blair, capital of India's Andaman and Nicobar islands, September 8, 2007. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi (INDIA) 

Labourers push a cart after the day's work in Port Blair, capital of India's Andaman and Nicobar islands, September 8, 2007. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi (INDIA) 

Girls walk along the sea shore in Port Blair, capital of India's Andaman and Nicobar islands, September 8, 2007. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi (INDIA) 

A woman cleans a knife as she sells fish on a street in Bambooflat, South of India's Andaman Island, September 6, 2007. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi (INDIA) 

Women sell fish on a street in Bambooflat, south of Andaman Island September 6, 2007. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi (INDIA) 

Commuters board an inter-island ferryboat in Port Blair, capital of India's Andaman and Nicobar islands, September 6, 2007. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi (INDIA) 

A woman sells fish on a street in Bambooflat, South of India's Andaman Island, September 6, 2007. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi (INDIA) 

A woman laughs as she sells fish on a street in Bambooflat, South of India's Andaman Island, September 6, 2007. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi (INDIA) 

A woman sells fish on a street in Bambooflat, South of India's Andaman Island, September 6, 2007. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi (INDIA) 

A woman laughs as she sells fish on a street in Bambooflat, South of India's Andaman Island, September 6, 2007. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi (INDIA) 

Samir Acharya, the head of Society for Andaman and Nicobar Ecology (SANE), speaks during a news conference in New Delhi December 22, 2006. Permanent shelters for tsunami survivors in India's Andaman islands do not reflect local needs and threaten to undermine the traditional way of life of indigenous people, a report said on Friday. REUTERS/Vijay Mathur (INDIA) 

Policemen on horses patrol the Marina beach after a tsunami warning in the southern Indian city of Chennai July 17, 2006. India issued a tsunami warning for the Andaman and Nicobar islands, badly hit by the 2004 tsunami, but officials said there was no real threat. REUTERS/Babu (INDIA) 

Local vendors evacuate Marina beach after a tsunami warning in the southern Indian city of Chennai July 17, 2006. India issued a tsunami warning for the Andaman and Nicobar islands, badly hit by the 2004 tsunami, but officials said there was no real threat. REUTERS/Babu (INDIA) 

A Swedish girl swims out into the Andaman Sea to release a traditional candle-lit kratong in remembrance of tsunami victims during the one-year Indian Ocean tsunami anniversary in Khao Lak, Thailand's Phang Nga province, about 110 km (68 miles) north of the resort island of [Phuket], December 26, 2005. Thousands of locals and foreigners gathered in southern Thailand to commemorate the December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which killed 5,395 people and wiped out 47 villages along the country's Andaman Sea coastline. 

Five thousand floating paper lanterns fill the sky over the Andaman Sea in remembrance of tsunami victims during the one-year Indian Ocean tsunami anniversary in Khao Lak, Thailand's Phang Nga province, nearly 110 km (68 miles) north of the resort island of [Phuket], December 26, 2005. Thousands of locals and foreigners gathered in southern Thailand to commemorate the December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which killed 5,395 people and wiped out 47 villages along the country's Andaman Sea coastline. 

Australian tourist Jessica Lowy recites a prayer on the beach during tsunami memorial ceremony on Phi Phi island, Thailand December 26, 2005. Thousands of locals and foreigners gathered in southern Thailand to commemorate the December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which killed 5,395 people and wiped out 47 villages along the country's Andaman Sea coastline. 

A Swedish woman mourns the loss of family members while sitting on the coast line of the Andaman Sea, during the one-year Indian Ocean tsunami anniversary in Khao Lak, Thailand's Phang Nga province, about 110 km (68 miles) north of the resort island of Phuket, December 26, 2005. Thousands of locals and foreigners gathered in southern Thailand to commemorate the December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which killed 5,395 people and wiped out 47 villages along the country's Andaman Sea coastline. 

Swedes mourn the loss of their family members while sitting on the coast line of the Andaman Sea, during the one-year Indian Ocean tsunami anniversary in Khao Lak, Thailand's Phang Nga province, about 110 km (68 miles) north of the resort island of Phuket, December 26, 2005. Thousands of locals and foreigners gathered in southern Thailand to commemorate the December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which killed 5,395 people and wiped out 47 villages along the country's Andaman Sea coastline. REUTERS/Adrees Latif (THAILAND) BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE 

A Swedish girl swims out into the Andaman Sea to release a traditional candle-lit kratong in remembrance of tsunami victims during the one-year Indian Ocean tsunami anniversary in Khao Lak, located in Thailand's Phang Nga province, nearly 110 km (68 miles) north of the resort island of Phuket December 26, 2005. Thousands of locals and foreigners gathered in southern Thailand to commemorate the December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which killed 5,395 people and wiped out 47 villages along the country's Andaman Sea coastline. REUTERS/Adrees Latif 

Five-thousand floating paper lanterns fill the sky over the Andaman Sea in remembrance of tsunami victims during a one-year Indian Ocean tsunami anniversary in Khao Lak, located in Thailand's Phang Nga province, nearly 110 km (68 miles) north of the resort island of Phuket December 26, 2005. Thousands of locals and foreigners gathered in southern Thailand to commemorate the December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which killed 5,395 people and wiped out 47 villages along the country's Andaman Sea coastline. REUTERS/Adrees Latif HIGHEST QUALITY AVAILABLE 

A Swedish girl swims out into the Andaman Sea to release a traditional candle-lit kratong in remembrance of tsunami victims during the one-year Indian Ocean tsunami anniversary in Khao Lak, Thailand's Phang Nga province, about 110 km (68 miles) north of the resort island of Phuket, December 26, 2005. Thousands of locals and foreigners gathered in southern Thailand to commemorate the December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which killed 5,395 people and wiped out 47 villages along the country's Andaman Sea coastline. REUTERS/Adrees Latif 

Sarah Tynes, 20, a volunteer from Los Angeles, California, lights candles in remembrance of tsunami victims in Khao Lak, located in Thailand's Phang Nga province, nearly 110km (68 miles) north of the resort island of Phuket December 26, 2005. Thousands of locals and foreigners on Monday gathered in southern Thailand to commemorate the December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which killed 5,395 people and wiped out 47 villages along the country's Andaman Sea coastline. REUTERS/Adrees Latif 

Family members of French tsunami victims survey the damage at the Sofitel resort after a French memorial service to commemorate the Indian Ocean tsunami in Khao Lak, located in Thailand's Phang Nga province, nearly 110km (68 miles) north of the resort island of Phuket December 26, 2005. Thousands of locals and foreigners gathered on Monday in southern Thailand to commemorate the December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which killed 5,395 people and wiped out 47 villages along the country's Andaman Sea coastline. REUTERS/Adrees Latif 

A young Swedish girl swims out into the Andaman Sea to release a traditional candle-lit kratong in remembrance of tsunami victims during the one-year Indian Ocean tsunami anniversary in Khao Lak, located in Thailand's Phang Nga province, nearly 110km (68 miles) north of the resort island of Phuket December 26, 2005. Thousands of locals and foreigners on Monday gathered in southern Thailand to commemorate the December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which killed 5,395 people and wiped out 47 villages along the country's Andaman Sea coastline. REUTERS/Adrees Latif 

A Swedish girl swims out into the Andaman Sea to release a traditional candle-lit kratong in remembrance of tsunami victims during the one-year Indian Ocean tsunami anniversary in Khao Lak, Thailand's Phang Nga province, about 110 km (68 miles) north of the resort island of Phuket, December 26, 2005. Thousands of locals and foreigners gathered in southern Thailand to commemorate the December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which killed 5,395 people and wiped out 47 villages along the country's Andaman Sea coastline. REUTERS/Adrees Latif 

Thai tsunami survivor Petcharat Khamjit, who lost her neighbour in the the Indian Ocean tsunami, cries during a candle light vigil ceremony marking the one-year anniversary of the tsunami on Thailand's island of Phi Phi December 26, 2005. Thousands of locals and foreigners gathered in southern Thailand to commemorate the December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which killed 5,395 people and wiped out 47 villages along the country's Andaman Sea coastline. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad 

Tilly Smith (R) of Britain, 11, dubbed the "angel of the beach," reads a passage from a poem about the tsunami during a first anniversary memorial in Khao Lak, in Thailand's Phang Nga province, about 110 km (68 miles) north of the resort island of Phuket December 26, 2005. Smith became a hero after she recognized the warning signs of a tsunami and shouted to foreigners and Thais to run away, saving dozens of lives. Thousands of locals and foreigners gathered in southern Thailand to commemorate the December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which killed 5,395 people and wiped out 47 villages along the country's Andaman Sea coastline. REUTERS/Adrees Latif 

Five thousand floating paper lanterns fill the sky over the Andaman Sea in remembrance of tsunami victims during the one-year Indian Ocean tsunami anniversary in Khao Lak, Thailand's Phang Nga province, nearly 110 km (68 miles) north of the resort island of Phuket, December 26, 2005. Thousands of locals and foreigners gathered in southern Thailand to commemorate the December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which killed 5,395 people and wiped out 47 villages along the country's Andaman Sea coastline. REUTERS/Adrees Latif Pictures of the Month December 2005 Pictures of the Year 2005 

A Swedish woman mourns the loss of family members while sitting on the coast line of the Andaman Sea, during the one-year Indian Ocean tsunami anniversary in Khao Lak, Thailand's Phang Nga province, about 110 km (68 miles) north of the resort island of Phuket, December 26, 2005. Thousands of locals and foreigners gathered in southern Thailand to commemorate the December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which killed 5,395 people and wiped out 47 villages along the country's Andaman Sea coastline. REUTERS/Adrees Latif 

Family members of German tsunami victims gather during a memorial service to commemorate the first anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami in Khao Lak, located in Thailand's Phang Nga province, nearly 110 km (68 miles) north of the resort island of Phuket December 26, 2005. Thousands of locals and foreigners gathered in southern Thailand to commemorate the December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which killed 5,395 people and wiped out 47 villages along the country's Andaman Sea coastline. REUTERS/Adrees Latif 

Thai woman Pimchai Chudum holds a rose in memory of her brother during a tsunami commemoration ceremony in Khao Lak, located in Thailand's Phang Nga province, nearly 110 km (68 miles) north of the resort island of Phuket, December 26, 2005. Thousands of locals and foreigners gathered in southern Thailand to commemorate the December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which killed 5,395 people and wiped out 47 villages along the country's Andaman Sea coastline. REUTERS/Adrees Latif 

Swedish women embrace after releasing traditional candle-lit kratongs into the Andaman Sea in remembrance of tsunami victims after a Swedish memorial service on the one-year anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami in Khao Lak, located in Thailand's Phang Nga province, nearly 110 km (68 miles) north of the resort island of Phuket December 26, 2005. Thousands of locals and foreigners gathered in southern Thailand to commemorate the December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which killed 5,395 people and wiped out 47 villages along the country's Andaman Sea coastline. REUTERS/Adrees Latif 

Dagmar Hartung (R), from Germany, is consoled by compatriot Hartmut Jatzko during a memorial service to commemorate the one-year Indian Ocean tsunami anniversary in Khao Lak, located in Thailand's Phang Nga province, nearly 110km (68 miles) north of the resort island of Phuket December 26, 2005. Hartung lost her mother to the tsunami. Thousands of locals and foreigners gathered on Monday in southern Thailand to commemorate the December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which killed 5,395 people and wiped out 47 villages along the country's Andaman Sea coastline. REUTERS/Adrees Latif 

Swedes mourn the loss of their family members while sitting on the coast line of the Andaman Sea, during the one-year Indian Ocean tsunami anniversary in Khao Lak, Thailand's Phang Nga province, about 110 km (68 miles) north of the resort island of Phuket, December 26, 2005. Thousands of locals and foreigners gathered in southern Thailand to commemorate the December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which killed 5,395 people and wiped out 47 villages along the country's Andaman Sea coastline. REUTERS/Adrees Latif Pictures of the Month December 2005 Pictures of the Year 2005 

Australian Joy Vogel, from Mullumbimby, New South Wales, kisses flowers before laying them down as a memorial during a tsunami commemoration ceremony in Khao Lak, located in Thailand's Phang Nga province, nearly 110 km (68 miles) north of the resort island of Phuket, December 26, 2005. Vogel lost her daughter and son-in-law in last year's Indian Ocean tsunami, which killed 5,395 people and wiped out 47 villages along the country's Andaman Sea coastline. Mourners across the world gathered on Monday along ravaged Indian Ocean coastlines on Monday to remember more than 231,000 people who died in last year's tsunami. REUTERS/Adrees Latif