The waves, which were 7 metres high in some areas late last week, struck large parts of Indonesia, the Maldives, Thailand and Western Australia.
There was no official warning about the freakish waves that killed at least one person, damaged hundreds of homes and displaced thousands of people across Indonesia. Homes and fishing boats were also damaged in Thailand and the Maldives.
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