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According to Oxfam, five million people were affected of which 1.7m were made homeless, half a million were injured and more than 230,000 were killed. The TEC said 40,000 to 45,000 more women than men were killed in the tsunami.
It still affects me most days, Dec. 26, 2004, Indian Ocean Tsunami survivor Dwayne Meadows said. The 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami is the deadliest tsunami in recorded history, and it caused an estimated $14 billion in damages at the time.Despite the horrors, I'm glad I was able to witness the event, Meadows said.I saw the best of humanity that day..he 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami is the deadliest tsunami in recorded history, and it caused an estimated $14 billion in damages at the time. Despite the horrors, I'm glad I was able to witness the event, Meadows said. I saw the best of humanity that day..