<P>The Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004 is considered to have been one of the worst natural disasters in history, affecting twelve countries, from Indonesia to Somalia. 175,000 people are believed to have lost their lives, almost 50,000 were registered as missing and 1.7 million people were dis
Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
β Scribed by Bearce, Stephanie, author
- Publisher
- Lake Elmo, MN : Focus Readers
- Year
- 2020
- Tongue
- English
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
32 pages ; 24 cm
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