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Indian Ocean Tsunami – 10 Years On - 19 Dec 2014 
December 26 marks the 10th anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, the deadliest on record, which smashed into 13 Asian and African countries, swallowing up lives and homes and changing the coastline forever.

Reuters photographer Damir Sagolj documented sites hit by the tsunami in Thailand, where over 5,300 people were killed, including several thousand foreign tourists, when the waves swamped six coastal provinces, turning some of the world's most beautiful beaches into mass graves. Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, India and the Maldives were the worst affected by the 9.15 magnitude earthquake, which left 226,000 people dead or missing and more than half a million homeless. 
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December 19, 2014 
Foreign tourists walk on a small beach with fallen big trees and damage still visible from the 2004 tsunami... 
Khao Lak, Thailand 
Foreign tourist walk on a small beach with fallen big trees and damage still visible from 2004 tsunami... 
Foreign tourists walk on a small beach with fallen big trees and damage still visible from the 2004 tsunami in Khao Lak, in Phang Nga province, about 110 km (68 miles) north of the resort island of Phuket, December 14, 2014. Thailand prepares to mark the tenth anniversary of the 2004 tsunami, the deadliest on the record, that killed at least 226,000 people in 13 Asian and African countries. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj 
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December 19, 2014 
A migrant fisherman from Myanmar prepares to go fishing on his small boat in Ban Nam Khem, December 14,... 
Ban Nam Khem, Thailand 
A migrant fisherman from Myanmar prepares to go fishing on his small boat in Ban Nam Khem 
A migrant fisherman from Myanmar prepares to go fishing on his small boat in Ban Nam Khem, December 14, 2014. Ban Nam Khem, a small fishing village on Thailand's Andaman Sea coast and home to a large migrant workers' community, lost nearly half of its 5,000 population in the tsunami. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj 
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December 19, 2014 
Buddhist monks look at the Thai navy police boat which was swept almost 2 km (1.2 miles) inland during... 
Khao Lak, Thailand 
Buddhist monks look at the Thai navy police boat which was swept almost 2 km inland during the 2004 Indian... 
Buddhist monks look at the Thai navy police boat which was swept almost 2 km (1.2 miles) inland during the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami as they visit a memorial in Khao Lak, in Thailand's Phang Nga province, about 110 km (68 miles) north of the resort island of Phuket, December 14, 2014. On the day of tsunami, Thai navy boat 813 was on patrol about one nautical mile offshore serving as a guard to members of royal family staying at one of the resorts near-by. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj 
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December 19, 2014 
Migrant fishermen from Myanmar clean equipment after returning from the ocean to Ban Nam Khem, December... 
Ban Nam Khem, Thailand 
Migrant fishermen from Myanmar clean equipment after returning from the ocean to Ban Nam Khem 
Migrant fishermen from Myanmar clean equipment after returning from the ocean to Ban Nam Khem, December 14, 2014. In Thailand, over 5300 people were killed, including several thousand foreign tourists, when the waves swamped six coastal provinces, turning some of the world's most beautiful beaches into mass graves. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj 
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December 19, 2014 
Foreign tourists walk on a small beach with fallen trees and damage still visible from the 2004 tsunami... 
Khao Lak, Thailand 
Foreign tourists walk on a small beach with fallen trees and damage still visible from the 2004 tsunami... 
Foreign tourists walk on a small beach with fallen trees and damage still visible from the 2004 tsunami in Khao Lak, in Phang Nga province, December 14, 2014. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj 
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December 19, 2014 
A pair of flip-flops are left on a small wooden boat that ferries villagers and tourists from Ban Nam... 
Ban Nam Khem, Thailand 
A pair of flip-flops are left on a small wooden boat that ferries villagers and tourists from Ban Nam... 
A pair of flip-flops are left on a small wooden boat that ferries villagers and tourists from Ban Nam Khem December 14, 2014. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj 
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December 19, 2014 
A tourist enters the ocean in Khao Lak, Phang Nga province December 15, 2014. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj 
Khao Lak, Thailand 
A tourist enters the ocean in Khao Lak, Phang Nga province 
A tourist enters the ocean in Khao Lak, Phang Nga province December 15, 2014. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj 
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December 19, 2014 
Tourists take a picture of themselves at Patong beach which was badly hit by 2004 tsunami in Phuket,... 
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Tourists take a picture of themselves at Patong beach 
Tourists take a picture of themselves at Patong beach which was badly hit by 2004 tsunami in Phuket, one of Asia's premier resort islands, December 15, 2014. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj 
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December 19, 2014 
Tourists are seen at Patong beach which was badly hit by 2004 tsunami in Phuket, one of Asia's premier... 
Khao Lak, Thailand 
Tourists are seen at Patong beach 
Tourists are seen at Patong beach which was badly hit by 2004 tsunami in Phuket, one of Asia's premier resort islands, December 15, 2014. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj 
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December 19, 2014 
Local people rest in hammocks in Ban Nam Khem, December 13, 2014. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj 
Ban Nam Khem, Thailand 
Local people rest in hammocks in Ban Nam Khem 
Local people rest in hammocks in Ban Nam Khem, December 13, 2014. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj 
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December 19, 2014 
Soe, the eight-year-old daughter of a fisherman from Myanmar, rests in a hammock outside her family home... 
Ban Nam Khem, Thailand 
Soe, daughter of a fisherman from Myanmar rests in a hammock outside her family home in Ban Nam Khem 
Soe, the eight-year-old daughter of a fisherman from Myanmar, rests in a hammock outside her family home in Ban Nam Khem December 13, 2014. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj 
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December 19, 2014 
Manee, the 45-year-old wife of an unemployed fisherman from Myanmar, prepares betel nuts after showing... 
Ban Nam Khem, Thailand 
Manee, wife of an unemployed fisherman from Myanmar, prepares betel nuts after showing pictures of her... 
Manee, the 45-year-old wife of an unemployed fisherman from Myanmar, prepares betel nuts after showing pictures of her children killed in the 2004 tsunami at her home in Ban Nam Khem, December 13, 2014. Manee lost all her three children aged three, four and nine when tsunami hit a small fishing village on Thailand's Andaman Sea coast on December 26, 2004. Following the disaster, she and her husband returned to Myanmar but came back to Ban Nam Khem few years after looking for a job. They have two children now. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj 
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December 19, 2014 
A son of a migrant fisherman from Myanmar rests in a hammock at a former shrimp warehouse where his family... 
Ban Nam Khem, Thailand 
A son of a migrant fisherman from Myanmar rests in a hammock at a former shrimp warehouse where his family... 
A son of a migrant fisherman from Myanmar rests in a hammock at a former shrimp warehouse where his family lives in Ban Nam Khem, December 13, 2014. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj 
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December 19, 2014 
A barber is reflected in a mirror as he cuts a customer's hair at his shop in Ban Nam Khem, December... 
Ban Nam Khem, Thailand 
A barber is reflected in a mirror as he cuts a customer's hair at his shop in Ban Nam Khem 
A barber is reflected in a mirror as he cuts a customer's hair at his shop in Ban Nam Khem, December 13, 2014. Therasak, a local barber who survived 2004 tsunami with his family members, returned to the village soon after disaster but says his 22-year-old daughter still suffers from tsunami related illness. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj 
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December 19, 2014 
A child is reflected in a mirror at barber's home in Ban Nam Khem, December 13, 2014. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj... 
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A child is reflected in a mirror at barber's home n Ban Nam Khem 
A child is reflected in a mirror at barber's home in Ban Nam Khem, December 13, 2014. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj 
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December 19, 2014 
A worker paints flag poles at the Tsunami Victims Cemetery outside Ban Nam Khem in Phang Nga province,... 
Ban Nam Khem, Thailand 
A worker paints flag poles at the Tsunami Victims Cemetery outside Ban Nam Khem in Phang Nga province,... 
A worker paints flag poles at the Tsunami Victims Cemetery outside Ban Nam Khem in Phang Nga province, about 110 km (68 miles) north of the resort island of Phuket, December 16, 2014. Tsunami monuments are being refurbished and grass around victims' graves cut as Thailand prepares to mark the tenth anniversary of the 2004 tsunami. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj 
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December 19, 2014 
A man looks into the Tsunami Victims Cemetery as a worker painting flag poles casts a shadow outside... 
Ban Nam Khem, Thailand 
A man looks into the Tsunami Victims Cemetery as a worker painting flag poles casts a shadow outside... 
A man looks into the Tsunami Victims Cemetery as a worker painting flag poles casts a shadow outside Ban Nam Khem, December 12, 2014. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj 
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December 19, 2014 
A memorial plaque is left at the Tsunami Victims Cemetery outside Ban Nam Khem, December 12, 2014. REUTERS/Damir... 
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A memorial plaque is left at the Tsunami Victims Cemetery outside Ban Nam Khem 
A memorial plaque is left at the Tsunami Victims Cemetery outside Ban Nam Khem, December 12, 2014. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj 
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December 19, 2014 
Gravestones are seen at the Tsunami Victims Cemetery near the former identification centre outside Ban... 
Ban Nam Khem, Thailand 
Gravestones are seen at the Tsunami Victims Cemetery near the former identification centre outside Ban... 
Gravestones are seen at the Tsunami Victims Cemetery near the former identification centre outside Ban Nam Khem, December 12, 2014. Over 400 bodies of victims of the 2004 tsunami, including 369 still unidentified, are buried in the cemetery across the road from the former victims' centre where thousands were identified following the disaster. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj 
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December 19, 2014 
An open metal coffin is seen as a worker paints flag poles at the Tsunami Victims Cemetery outside Ban... 
Ban Nam Khem, Thailand 
An open metal coffin is seen as a worker paints flag poles at the Tsunami Victims Cemetery outside Ban... 
An open metal coffin is seen as a worker paints flag poles at the Tsunami Victims Cemetery outside Ban Nam Khem, December 12, 2014. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj 
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December 19, 2014 
Dogs are seen at a crematorium at the former tsunami victims identification centre near Ban Nam Khem,... 
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Dogs are seen at a crematorium at the former tsunami victims identification centre near Ban Nam Khem 
Dogs are seen at a crematorium at the former tsunami victims identification centre near Ban Nam Khem, December 15, 2014. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj 
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December 19, 2014 
A chair and urns are seen behind a crematorium at the former tsunami victims identification centre near... 
Ban Nam Khem, Thailand 
A chair and urns are seen behind a crematorium at the former tsunami victims identification centre near... 
A chair and urns are seen behind a crematorium at the former tsunami victims identification centre near Ban Nam Khem, December 12, 2014. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj 
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December 19, 2014 
A man who lives with his dogs at the former tsunami victims identification centre dismantles a wooden... 
Ban Nam Khem, Thailand 
A man who lives with his dogs at the former tsunami victims identification centre dismantles a wooden... 
A man who lives with his dogs at the former tsunami victims identification centre dismantles a wooden frame near Ban Nam Khem, December 12, 2014. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj 
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December 19, 2014 
A dog is seen behind stretchers on wheels at the former tsunami victims identification centre near Ban... 
Ban Nam Khem, Thailand 
A dog is seen behind stretchers on wheels at the former tsunami victims identification centre near Ban... 
A dog is seen behind stretchers on wheels at the former tsunami victims identification centre near Ban Nam Khem, December 12, 2014. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj 
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December 19, 2014 
Religious statues are seen at a spirit house at the former tsunami victims identification centre near... 
Ban Nam Khem, Thailand 
Religious statues are seen at a spirit house at the former tsunami victims identification centre near... 
Religious statues are seen at a spirit house at the former tsunami victims identification centre near Ban Nam Khem, December 12, 2014. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj 
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December 19, 2014 
Pictures of victims are seen at the former tsunami victims identification centre near Ban Nam Khem, December... 
Ban Nam Khem, Thailand 
Pictures of victims are seen at the former tsunami victims identification centre near Ban Nam Khem 
Pictures of victims are seen at the former tsunami victims identification centre near Ban Nam Khem, December 12, 2014. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj 
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December 19, 2014 
A visitor walks on a wave-shaped tsunami monument in Ban Nam Khem, December 13, 2014. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj... 
Ban Nam Khem, Thailand 
A visitor walks on a wave-shaped tsunami monument in Ban Nam Khem 
A visitor walks on a wave-shaped tsunami monument in Ban Nam Khem, December 13, 2014. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj 
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December 19, 2014 
Dense vegetation is seen around an abandoned hotel that was destroyed in the 2004 tsunami in Khao Lak,... 
Khao Lak, Thailand 
Dense vegetation is seen around an abandoned hotel that was destroyed in the 2004 tsunami in Khao Lak... 
Dense vegetation is seen around an abandoned hotel that was destroyed in the 2004 tsunami in Khao Lak, December 14, 2014. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj 
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December 19, 2014 
Tourists walk behind a faded sign warning of tsunami hazard in Khao Lak, December 15, 2014. Ahead of... 
Khao Lak, Thailand 
Tourists walk behind a faded sign warning of tsunami hazard in Khao Lak 
Tourists walk behind a faded sign warning of tsunami hazard in Khao Lak, December 15, 2014. Ahead of the anniversary of the 2004 tsunami, experts and officials say key weaknesses remain across the region in the system designed to warn people of the next disaster, and get them to safety. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj 
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