The Indian Ocean tsunami of Dec. 26, 2004, affected 11 countries and killed nearly 230,000 people, making it one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history. The following images shows how some places have changes in the decade since the disaster.
An aerial shot taken from a US Navy Seahawk helicopter from carrier USS Abraham Lincoln shows devastation caused by the Indian Ocean tsunami to the west of Aceh on Jan. 8, 2005 in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. Re-photographed on December 11, 2014.
A helicopter lands with emergency supplies in Phi Phi Village, Ton Sai Bay, Thailand, Dec. 28, 2004.
Construction continues prior to the ten year anniversary of the 2004 earthquake and tsunami on Dec. 12, 2014.
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Re-photographing the Indian Ocean Tsunami
Bodies cover the area, waiting, to be transported by boat to Phuket and Krabi in Phi Phi Village, on Ton Sai Bay, Thailand, Dec. 28, 2004.
A construction worker walks where new buildings are being built, Dec. 11, 2014
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Re-photographing the Indian Ocean Tsunami
Foreign tourists walk past devastation, carrying their luggage, as they head to the airport along Patong beach, Phuket, Thailand one day after the tsunami, Dec. 27, 2004.
Motorbikes, vans, cars, and taxis travel along a busy Patong road running parallel to the beach at Patong Beach in Phuket, Thailand, Dec. 10, 2014.
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Re-photographing the Indian Ocean Tsunami
People walks through the streets of Tsunami-damaged Phi Phi Village on January 25, 2005, almost one month after the devastating Tsunami hit Ton Sai Bay in Kho Phi Phi, Thailand.
A man walks between stores prior to the ten year anniversary of the 2004 earthquake and tsunami in Phi Phi Village, Ton Sai Bay, Thailand, Dec. 12, 2014.
A scene of devastation is seen in the tsunami hit Indonesian City of Banda Aceh, Indonesia, 150 miles from southern Asia's massive earthquake's epicenter, Dec. 28, 2004.
A cart drives by in Taman sari park in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, Dec. 11, 2014.
A Thai woman walks by the devastation at a hotel along Patong Beach, one of the worst hit provinces in Phuket, Thailand, Dec. 27, 2004.
Tourists get massages at a small parlor near the beach at Patong Beach in Phuket, Thailand, Dec. 10, 2014.
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Re-photographing the Indian Ocean Tsunami
A Thai rescue worker looks out at the destruction of hotels and shops in Phi Phi Village on Ton Sai Bay, Thailand, Dec. 28, 2004. On Phi Phi Island hundreds were killed when an earthquake caused a Tsunami wave destroying everything in its path.
Construction continues in Phi Phi Village, Ton Sai Bay, Thailand, Dec. 12, 2014.
An aerial shot taken from a US Navy Seahawk helicopter from carrier USS Abraham Lincoln shows devastation caused by the Indian Ocean tsunami to the west of Aceh,in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on Jan. 8, 2005.
An aerial view of houses in Lampuuk prior to the ten year anniversary of the 2004 earthquake and tsunami in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, December 11, 2014. Aceh was the worst hit location, being the closest major city to the epicenter of the 9.1 magnitude quake, suffering a huge hit from the following tsunami and resulting in around 130,000 deaths.
All over Ton Sai Bay, the heart of Koh Phi Phi shops, restaurants and bungalows were totally wiped out following a Tsunami on Phi Phi Island, Thailand, Dec. 28, 2004.
A view of the beach in Phi Phi Village, Ton Sai Bay, Thailand, Dec. 12, 2014
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Re-photographing the Indian Ocean Tsunami
An aerial shot taken from a US Navy Seahawk helicopter from carrier USS Abraham Lincoln shows devastation caused by the Indian Ocean tsunami to the west of Aceh in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, Jan. 8, 2005.
An aerial view of coastal in Lampuuk, Banda Aceh, Indonesia, Dec. 11, 2014.
Boats leave for Phuket filled with tourists and Thai workers in Phi Phi Village, Ton Sai Bay, Thailand, Dec. 28, 2004.
The shore of Ton Sai Bay, Phi Phi island, Thailand, Dec. 15, 2014.
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Re-photographing the Indian Ocean Tsunami
Debris litters the beach at the Theptharo Resort in Khao Lak, Thailand, where many tourists died when their upmarket bungalows were swept away by the tsunami, Dec. 29, 2004.
Trees stand after being devastated by a tsunami 10 years ago while the Theptharo Resort has never been rebuilt and rubble is still strewn throughout the new forest growth, Dec. 11, 2014.
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Re-photographing the Indian Ocean Tsunami
A bank automated teller machine rests submerged in the pool of the Holiday Inn hotel near wrecked cars along Patong Beach, one of the worst hit provinces of Phuket, Thailand, Dec. 27, 2004.
Children play in the pool at the Holiday Inn Phuket Resort and Hotel at Patong Beach in Phuket, Thailand, Dec. 10, 2014.
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Re-photographing the Indian Ocean Tsunami
Rescue workers carry a body from a shop in Phi Phi Village, Ton Sai Bay, Thailand, Dec. 28, 2004.
People walk along the streets in Phi Phi Village, Ton Sai Bay, Thailand, Dec. 12, 2014.
