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create a timeline of the key events surrounding the 2004 indian ocean earthquake and tsunami.
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-december 26, 2004: a 9.1-magnitude earthquake off the coast of indonesia triggers a massive tsunami affecting indonesia, thailand, india, sri lanka, and other countries in the region. 
-december 29, 2004: the death toll from the disaster passes 10,000. 
-december 31, 2004: more than 90,000 people are reported dead and millions are displaced. 
-january 5, 2005: international relief effort is launched to help those affected. 
-april 2005: an intensive international relief and reconstruction effort is underway, with pledges of $5.5 billion in aid from countries and organizations around the world. 
-december 2005: the entire cost of the disaster is estimated at $14.5 billion. 
-march–april 2006: the final death toll reaches 220,000.
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