NEWSTsunamisAdd Topic2004 tsunami victims rememberedAn Indian woman offers prayers during a ceremony for the victims of the 2004 tsunami at Pattinapakkam Beach in Chennai on Dec. 26, 2017. The earthquake and tsunami that struck the Indian Ocean on Dec. 26, 2004 killed over 230,000 people and devastated coastal communities, including the shorelines of the southern Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Kerala.Arun Sankar, AFP/Getty ImagesA villager passes by a tsunami damaged house in Banda Aceh, Aceh, Indonesia, 26 December 2017.Hotli Simanjuntak, EPA-EFEIndian fisherman hoists a black flag on his fishing boat during a remembrance ceremony for the victims of the 2004 tsunami at Pattinapakkam Beach in Chennai on Dec. 26, 2017.Arun Sankar, AFP/Getty ImagesAn Acehnese woman prays for her loved ones at a mass graves site in Banda Aceh on Dec. 26, 2017, who perished in the tsunami which devastated Aceh province 13 years ago, one of the worst natural disasters in human history. Some 170,000 lives were lost in the country when a 9.1-magnitude "megathrust" quake struck Aceh, a predominantly Muslim province in the northern tip of Sumatra island, bringing about massive waves that also hit coastal areas as far away as Somalia and killing 50,000 others in various countries.Chaideer Mahyuddin, AFP/Getty ImagesAcehnese pose for a photo next to a ship-turned-into a memorial which was pushed some 1.55 miles inland by the 2004 tsunami in Banda Aceh on Dec. 26, 2017, as visitors remember one of the worst natural disasters in human history.Chaideer Mahyuddin, AFP/Getty ImagesWomen offer prayers during a ceremony for the victims of the 2004 tsunami at Pattinapakkam Beach in Chennai on Dec. 26, 2017.Arun Sankar, AFP/Getty ImagesFlowers are thrown into the sea as an offering during a ceremony for the victims of the 2004 tsunami at Pattinapakkam Beach in Chennai on Dec. 26, 2017.Arun Sankar, AFP/Getty ImagesWomen carry flowers to be thrown into the sea as an offering during a ceremony for the victims of the 2004 tsunami.Arun Sankar, AFP/Getty ImagesAcehnesee people from the Tionghoa Ethnic community put flowers on the tsunami victim memorial in remembrance of their family members lost in the tsunami disaster at Lambaro tsunami mass grave in Lambaro, Aceh, Indonesia on Dec. 25, 2017.Hotli Simanjuntak, EPA-EFECandles are lit on the tsunami victim memorial at the Lambaro tsunami mass grave in Lambaro, Aceh, Indonesia on Dec. 25, 2017.Hotli Simanjuntak, EPA-EFEPeople pray and read the Koran to remember their lost family members in the tsunami disaster at the Ulee Lhue tsunami mass grave in Banda Aceh, Aceh, Indonesia on Dec. 26, 2017.Hotli Simanjuntak, EPA-EFEFeatured Weekly Ad