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    • Fishing boat in a village after tsunami that hit Phuket Island
    Rights: Stephen Kennedy, CC BY 2.0 Published 17 January 2022 Size: 670 KB Referencing Hub media

    The tsunami that hit Phuket Island in 2004 caused extensive damage to life and property. This image shows the some of the scale of devastation. This large and powerful tsunami wave lifted this massive ship onshore.

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