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Tsunamis are waves that are often caused by an undersea earthquake. The tsunami rushes along at up to 970 km/h, building into a wall of water 30m high as it approaches land. Tsunamis are most common in earthquake zones, particularly around Japan.
The tsunami of Boxing Day 2004 was caused by a magnitude 9.1 earthquake off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. More than 250,000 people died as the wave engulfed the low-lying coastal regions of Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, India, Sri Lanka and even
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sea,
storm,
earthquake
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