Friday marks the 10th anniversary of one of the deadliest natural disasters in world history: a tsunami, triggered by a massive 9.1 earthquake off the Indonesian coast, leaving more than 230,000 people dead in 14 countries and causing about $10 billion in damage.  Indonesia, India and the east coast of Africa were hit, leaving shocking scenes of death and destruction. Below is a selection of images from the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.

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Text from the AP news story, AP Photos: A Look Back on the Tsunami.

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