Photographs taken on Shaheed Island (Neil Island), Andaman Islands, India, on December 26, 2004 when a massive earthquake with a magnitude of 9.1 struck the Indian Ocean off the northwest coast of Sumatra in Indonesia . The Andaman Islands and the Nicobar Islands were overwhelmed by the tsunami that was generated after the earthquake, causing an estimated 8,000 victims. Many islands were flooded, Neil Island was only partially affected, especially on the side facing Indonesia. The beach in the photograph is the one on the western tip a few meters from the settlement, in 2004, of huts for the few tourists on the island on the Pearl Park Resort
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