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IT was a heart-breaking day in Malaysian history. On Dec 26,2004, the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami struck and the Pearl of the Orient was not spared.
Penang was the hardest hit among other states in Malaysia when the tsunami raged in this part of the world. It was triggered by a 9.3 magnitude undersea earthquake off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia.
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