Tsunami 2004: The Day the Wave Hit

Tsunami 2004: The Day the Wave Hit

2024 · 1 season · 2 eps · Documentary

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A minute-by-minute account of the December 2004 tsunami, which destroyed towns and villages across the Indian Ocean, killing 230,000.

Directed by Alex Nikolic-Dunlop

Network: Channel 4

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