Tsunami @ Phuket & vicinity areas - 12/26/2004 19 years ago today! December 26, 2004: Earthquake of Bam & Indonesian Tsunami Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004, tsunami that hit the coasts of several countries of South and Southeast Asia in December 2004. The tsunami and its aftermath were responsible for immense destruction and loss on the rim of the Indian Ocean. On December 26, 2004, at 7:59 AM local time, an undersea earthquake with a magnitude of 9.1 struck off the coast of the Indonesian island

Visit Maduvvari on Instagram: "Time to share the story of Kandholhudhoo, a side of Maldives you may never know. On December 26th, 2004, the Indian Ocean earthquake triggered a tsunami that struck the Maldives. Across the country, around 82 people lost their lives, more than 1,300 were injured, and thousands were displaced. Kandholhudhoo was one of the islands that became completely uninhabitable. After years of displacement, many residents were finally resettled on a new island called Dhuvaafaru