On that faithful day, one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck off the west coast of Aceh, Indonesia, triggering massive tsunami waves that cut a path of destruction across borders.
The earthquake and tsunami killed over 230,000 people and up to five million people lost their homes.
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