On Dec. 26, 2004, a massive undersea earthquake off Indonesia triggered a tsunami that killed 230,000 people in 14 Asian and African countries. It left more than 1.7 million people homeless and caused an estimated $10 billion in damage.
BY COUNTRY
INDONESIA: Deaths: 167,540, more than half the total; houses destroyed, 170,000; houses now rebuilt, 140,000
SRI LANKA: Deaths: 34,400; houses destroyed, 119,562; houses rebuilt, 112,543
INDIA: Deaths: 14,627; houses destroyed or damaged, 85,000; houses rebuilt, 70,000
THAILAND: Deaths: 8,324; houses destroyed or damaged, 6,824; houses rebuilt, more than 3,000
Sources: U.N.; Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India and Thailand governments
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