Indian Ocean militaries survey tsunami damage

摘要

The tsunami that devastated areas around the Indian Ocean following a powerful undersea earthquake on 26 December hurt defence forces around the region as well as the communities where they are based. The tidal waves caused extensive casualties and property damage and prompted the largest international relief operation the world has seen stretching from Thailand to East Africa. The four countries worst affected - India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand - together account for more than 95 per cent of the 150,000 people killed based on early January estimates.