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Lessons learnt from the Boxing Day tsunami

A DECADE on from the lethal Boxing Day tsunami of 2004, lessons have been learned and authorities are better prepared for such disasters.

A decade on from the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami, authorities are better prepared for such disasters.
A decade on from the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami, authorities are better prepared for such disasters.

A DECADE has passed since a massive earthquake in Sumatra caused a tsunami that led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people.

AS the anniversary approaches, seismologists are reflecting on the lessons learnt and improvements made, and look to obstacles ahead.

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