The Indian Ocean tsunami, the deadliest on record, smashed into 13 Asian and African countries on Dec. 26, 2004, swallowing up lives and homes and changing the coastline forever.

• 226,000 dead or missing
• 1.8 million people displaced
• Donors pledge $13.6 billion

Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, India and the Maldives were the worst affected.

The earthquake which triggered the giant waves measured 9.15 in magnitude and lasted eight minutes.

	Number of people killed by the tsunami	Number of people missing since the tsunami
Indonesia	128,858	37,087
Sri Lanka	23,231	12,091
India*	12,405	3,874
Thailand	5,395	2,817
East Africa	164**	139***
Maldives	82	26
Malaysia	69	5
Myanmar	61	0
Bangladesh	2	2
TOTAL	170,267	56,041

Source: Government ministries, U.N. Development Programme (UNDP), Disasterwatch, Indonesia's National Coordinating Board for Disaster Management (BNPB), Tsunami Evaluation Coalition, Ministry of Nation Building (Sri Lanka)
*Includes the Andaman and Nicobar islands
**Includes Kenya, Seychelles, Somalia, Tanzania and Madagascar
***Somalia only

Countries affected by the tsunami	13
Number of people displaced	1,849,827
Number of people who lost their livelihoods in the tsunami	1.5 million
Number of buildings damaged or destroyed	469,867
Number of boats destroyed	103,829
Total rebuilding cost	$10.9 billion
Amount pledged by donors	$13.6 billion

Source: U.N. Office of the Special Envoy for Tsunami Recovery, Reuters AlertNet Tsunami AidWatch, UNDP, Tsunami Evaluation Coalition, Disasterwatch.