BOXING Day 2004. The fury of the Indian Ocean unleashed by an offshore earthquake of gigantic proportions just miles from the northwestern tip of Sumatra in Indonesia thundered into 14 countries fringing the ocean. Estimates put the death toll at 300,000 and some 200,000 of those deaths occurred in Aceh, Indonesia. The tsunami that came into Indonesias northwestern tip was said to be more than five times the height of an average person, at some points turning into a 30m-tall massive wall. Though having lost its great speed as it struck shore, it was hurling in at an estimated 16kph and more, decimating lives and razing buildings.
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