A road is damaged by a powerful earlthquake in Lhokseumawe in northern Sumatra's Aceh province December 26, 2004. Indonesian soldiers searched fort bodies in tree tops and in smashed home on Monday, a day after a tsunami triggered by a huge earthquake tore through northern Sumatra island killing at least 4,448 people. Picture taken December 26, 2004. NO ARCHIVE, NO SALE REUTERS/Waspada Daily
The scene at the Marina beach in Madras after tidal waves hit the region. The death toll from an earthquake off Indonesia and tsunamis that it unleashed reached 13,773 as officials reported deaths in seven countries in southern and southeastern Asia(AFP)
Bodies of victims who were killed by tidal waves lie at the Government Hospital mortuary in Nagappattinam, about 250 kilometers (156 miles) south of Madras, in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, Monday, Dec. 27, 2004. Massive tidal waves triggered by an Indonesian earthquake slammed into southern India Sunday, killing nearly 2,300 people and sweeping away boats, homes and vehicles. The worst affected area was Tamil Nadu state, where 1,705 people were killed. (AP Photo/Gautam Singh)
Foreign tourists staying in Phi Phi island arrive in Phuket , southern Thailand for treatment, December 26, 2004. One of the most powerful earthquakes in history hit Asia on Sunday, unleashing a tsunami which devastated coastal areas of Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia and tourist isles in Thailand, killing more than 11,300 people. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom
Aerial view of the scene at the Marina beach in Madras after tidal waves caused by an earthquake in Indonesia hit the region.(AFP/Str)
Indian bystanders watch rescue operations at the Marina beach in Madras after tidal waves hit the region, throwing a car onto a road barrier.(AFP/Str)
An unidentified mother cries near the bodies of her daughters who died in tidal waves at Kanyakumari, in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, Sunday, Dec. 26, 2004. More than 9,300 people across Asia were killed Sunday after one of the most powerful earthquakes on record triggered massive tidal waves that slammed into coastlines in Sri Lanka, Indonesia, India, Thailand and Malaysia. (AP Photo/Str)
People stand near bodies of victims who died in tidal waves, to identify them, at the Royapettah Government hospital in Madras, India, Sunday, Dec. 26, 2004. Thousands of people across Asia were killed Sunday after one of the most powerful earthquakes on record triggered massive tidal waves that slammed into coastlines in Sri Lanka, Indonesia, India, Thailand and Malaysia. (AP Photo/Gurinder Osan)
People stop and watch the aftermath of the Dec 26 tidal wave that washed off the resort island in Phuket, southern Thailand, Monday, Dec 27, 2004. The tidal waves and flooding in Thailand were induced by a 9.0-magnitude earthquake, the world's strongest in 40 years, which originated in Indonesian waters but wreaked devastation along the southern shores of Asia, killing more than 13,300. (AP Photo/John W. Ishii)
Vehicles turns over and debris littered in the street in Phuket, southern Thailand after the Dec 26 tidal wave washed the resort island, Monday, Dec 27, 2004. The tidal waves and flooding in Thailand were induced by a 9.0-magnitude earthquake, the world's strongest in 40 years, which originated in Indonesian waters but wreaked devastation along the southern shores of Asia, killing more than 13,300. (AP Photo/John W. Ishii)