Photos: Ten years on, Asian nations mourn 2004's horrific tsunami
Today marks the tenth anniversary of the 2004 tsunami disaster that killed around 226,000 people in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand and nine other countries. Here are photos of memorials for those died in the disaster.
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Thai soldiers stand guard near a large banner as they practice ahead of the tenth anniversary of the 2004 tsunami at the police boat T813 tsunami memorial in Khao Lak, Phang Nga province December 25, 2014. On December 26, 2004, a magnitude 9.15 earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia’s Aceh province triggering an Indian Ocean tsunami that killed around 226,000 people in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand and nine other countries. Today is the tenth anniversary of the disaster. Reuters
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Relatives of victims of the Asian tsunami lay white roses on the beach during a commemoration and religious ceremony for German, Austrian and Swiss victims in Khao Lak, Thailand. AP
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Indonesian Buddhists pray for the victims of Indian Ocean tsunami one day ahead of its 10th anniversary at a mass grave in Banda Aceh, Aceh province, Indonesia, Thursday, Dec. 25, 2014. Some 230,000 people were killed in the tsunami set off by a magnitude 9.1 earthquake, most of them in Aceh. AP
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A woman offers prayers on a tiled memorial wall displaying names of victims from the Asian tsunami, in Phang Nga, Ban Nam Khem province, Thailand. AP
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Relatives of victims of the Asian tsunami, comfort each other during a commemoration and religious ceremony for German, Austrian and Swiss victims, in Khao Lak, Thailand. AP
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Relatives and friends of German victims of the Asian tsunami lay white roses on the beach during a commemoration and religious ceremony for German, Austrian and Swiss victims in Khao Lak, Thailand. AP
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People pay their respects to the victims of the 2004 tsunami at a wave shaped memorial in Ban Nam Khem, a southern fishing village destroyed by the wave. Reuters
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Acehnese women cry as they pray at a tsunami mass graveyard in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. Reuters
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A man reacts next to a building that was destroyed when a tsunami hit on Sunday in Cuddalore, 180 km (112 miles) south of Chennai in this 2004 file photo of the tsunami. Reuters
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Submerged building near the pier at Ton Sai Bay in Thailand’s Phi Phi island, December 28, 2004 after a tsunami hit the area. Reuters
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In this Jan. 30, 2005 file photo, the Rahmatullah Lampuuk Mosque stands intact after the 2004 tsunami hit the area in Lhoknga, near Banda Aceh, Indonesia. When the powerful tsunami smashed into this Indonesian city ten years ago, the only structures left standing in many neighborhoods were mosques. For the hundreds who found refuge within their walls, the buildings’ lifesaving role has not been forgotten - and for many, that experience strengthened their faith. AP
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