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On the morning of December 26, 2004, a magnitude 9.1 seaquake off the coast of Sumatra triggered the worst tsunami in history: tidal waves up to 30 meters high piled up in the Indian Ocean, sweeping over coastal areas in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and many other countries. At that time, there was no early warning system. Around 230,000 people were killed in the tsunami. Among the victims were around 5,000 tourists who were on holiday there for Christmas, including 552 Germans. Over 110,000 people were injured, and more than 1.7 million coastal residents around the Indian Ocean were left homeless. #shorts All current information and tagesschau24 in the livestream: https://www.tagesschau.de/ All programs, livestreams, documentaries and reports also in the ARD media library: https://www.ardmediathek.de/tagesschau