Hundreds of thousands of people killed as tsunamis devastate large swathes of South and Southeast Asia, coming as far as South Africa
… east coast of Africa, with the furthest recorded death due to the tsunami occurring at Rooi Els in South Africa, 8000 km … epicenter. In total, eight people in South Africa died due to abnormally high sea levels and waves. However, the hardest … Sumatra, in northern Indonesia, which was the closest area to the quake. Sri Lanka, South India and Thailand were also …