On December 26, 2004, a tsunami occurred in the Indian Ocean and killed over 200,000 people. Which of the following countries suffered the highest number of casualties?

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Blaze Duarte

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11 October, 19:10

On December 26, 2004, a tsunami occurred in the Indian Ocean and killed over 200,000 people. Which of the following countries suffered the highest number of casualties?

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Gloria Hunt · Answer 1

Indonesia was the worst affected area, estimates of the death toll are around 170,000.

Lailah · Answer 2

India

10,749 casualties were confirmed on 27 January 2008, most of them in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. There were 5,640 people missing, nearly all of them on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. In the meantime the death toll was slashed down by 1,458, and the number of missing by 2,927 on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.