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On Boxing Day, 2004, at precisely 9 a.m., a massive undersea earthquake off the coast of Sumatra triggered a tsunami that swept across the Indian Ocean. In Sri Lanka, Indonesia, and India, the waves surged with devastating force, destroying everything in their path. Over 40,000 lives were lost in these three countries alone, with many communities decimated in a matter of minutes. Entire villages disappeared beneath the water, and the aftermath revealed a landscape riddled with death and destruction.
Despite the scale of devastation, stories emerged of communities rallying together. They banded not only as neighbors but as a shared family, determined to rebuild lives from the ruins.