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Stringer photo Local people and rescuers carry a girl from Marina beach after a tsunami hits the southern Indian city of Madras.
Stringer photo An Indian coastguard helicopter airlifts a fisherman from Marina beach, Madras.
Stringer photo A woman wails after her house was damaged near Marina beach, Madras.
Stringer photo An aerial view of Marina beach after a tsunami hits the Madras area.
Stringer photo A helicopter view of the damage caused by a tsunami in Phuket, about 862 km (536 miles) south of Bangkok, Thailand.
Stringer photo An Indian distributes bread among survivors after a tsunami hits Madras.