On Dec 26, 2004, the Indian Ocean tsunami struck more than a dozen countries, killing over 230,000 people. Twenty years on, many are still picking up the pieces of their lives that were destroyed by the disaster. #indianoceantsunami #tsunami Click on the link above to read some of their stories in our interactive.

Deadliest tsunami ever: 10 years on

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Tsunami survivor describes escaping a 40-foot wave