#8: Boxing Day Tsunami
On December 26, 2004, the world was shocked to hear of a massive tsunami in the Indian Ocean. The cause was a 9.1 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Indonesia. The resulting wave destroyed coastal communities, killing an estimated 227,898 people across 14 countries in southeast Asia, making it one of the worst natural disasters ever recorded.
And this poster was actually there—they were actually close enough to end up underwater at some point. While we know they were lucky enough to survive, it’s difficult to fathom just how terrifying it would be to be part of such an event.
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