As the death toll from the latest Indonesian tsunami hits 400 and rescuers desperately search through rubble looking for the hundreds still missing, today marks the 14th anniversary of the devastating 2004 Boxing Day tsunami.
On Boxing Day 14 years ago, the world experienced what is believed to be the deadliest tsunami in history, with almost 230,000 people killed across Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Maldives, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, Somalia, Tanzania, Seychelles, Bangladesh and Kenya.
The majority of lives were lost in Indonesia, with 167,540 people listed as dead or missing and twenty-six Australians were killed, almost all in Thailand. According to the Australian Disaster Resilience Knowledge Hub, the total cost of damage in the region is estimated at $10 billion ($AUD 14 billion).
