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Asian Tsunami: 1 Year Ago

Posted in World News by Elliott Back on December 26th, 2005. [Del.icio.us]

It’s been one year since the devasting Asian tsunami. People are still cleaning up.

Tsunami 1 year

You can read more at Yahoo or Google news.

Mourners from across the world wept, prayed and observed moments of silence along ravaged Indian Ocean coastlines on Monday to remember those killed by one of nature’s deadliest episodes. A year after the Indian Ocean tsunami, a huge recovery operation has brought hope to hundreds of thousands of survivors. But the sorrow, pain and trauma remain strong — along with fears that monster waves could come again. [via]

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