Remember the 2004 tsunami that devastated 14 countries and caused 2,27,000 deaths?
The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, triggered by a 9.1-magnitude earthquake, killed 230,000 people across 14 countries. Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, and the Maldives suffered the worst—with coastal communities erased, economies collapsed, and $13 billion in losses. A haunting lesson in nature’s fury.