Damaged building in Thailand from 2004 Boxing Day tsunami.
Rights: Dr Rob Bell Published 2 May 2011 Size: 65 KB Referencing Hub media

A building in a coastal area of Thailand after the Boxing Day tsunami in 2004. The tsunami waves dislodged roof tiles up to a height of 14m.

Photograph by: Erica Seville

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