Fishers suffered huge material toll from tsunami, UN figures show
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13 Jan 2005 - 18 Jan 2016
The Indian Ocean tsunami disaster that came from the sea exacted an inordinate toll from those that live from the sea beyond its deadly haul of 160,000 lives, destroying tens of thousands of fishing boats and other equipment that were the only source of income for many, according to United Nations figures.
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