Massive sea surges triggered by an earthquake under the Indian Ocean have killed over 10,000 people in southern Asia, with many more feared dead.
An 8.9 magnitude earthquake under the sea near Aceh, north Indonesia, at 0759 local time (0059 GMT) generated the biggest tsunami the world has seen for at least 40 years.
The wall of water fanned out across the Indian Ocean at high speed and slammed into coastal areas with little or no warning.
(BBC On This Day)
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