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Tsunami 2004: The Day the Wave Hit

Documentary • 1 Season
Revealing, Thought-Provoking, Powerful

20 years on, this minute-by-minute account reveals how the most destructive tsunami in modern times unfolded, featuring powerful eyewitness testimonies of survival and loss.

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