Indian Ocean Tsunami Interactive: How and where the waves killed thousands

Our interactive story maps show the impact of the Tsunami that hit Asia on December 26, 2004

Written by Abhimanyu Chakravorty
December 26, 2014 02:18 PM IST

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It is exactly a year since the Indian Ocean Tsunami killed thousands of people across Asia. The interactive story map below shows how the earthquake triggered a series of catastrophic incidents across the continent.

Most of the affected areas have since recovered from the impact of the devastating tsunami, but it won’t be that easy to heal the mental scars on the people.