American survivors recall the harrowing moments of the century's deadliest tsunami

Twenty years ago, the world was stunned by the Asian tsunami, whose towering waves killed an estimated 230,000 people in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand and other countries the day after Christmas.

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American survivors recall the harrowing moments of the century's deadliest tsunami

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