A group of fishermen at a beach of the Indian Ocean in Aceh

A group of fishermen empty their nets at a beach of the Indian Ocean in Aceh, Indonesia. This December 2015 marks the eleventh anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, or Boxing Day tsunami, on Dec. 26, 2004, which was triggered by a 9.2 earthquake in the Indian Ocean off the west coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia, and killing an estimated 230,000 people in 13 countries along the Indian Ocean. 

Tsunami anniversary in Indonesia

Acehnese women attend a mass prayer for the 2004 tsunami victims at Baiturrahman Grand Mosque in Banda Aceh.

Chitwan National Park, south of Kathmandu

A Mahout rides on his elephant as they cross Rapti River while returning from Chitwan National Park at Sauraha in Chitwan, south of Kathmandu earlier today. Elephants and mahouts from Chitwan will participate in the Elephant festival, which involves elephant races, elephants playing an exhibition soccer match and taking part in various other sporting activities.

Asia remembers devastating 2004 tsunami with tears

Sri Lankan tsunami survivor fishermen pull a fishing net on the beach in Peraliya, Sri Lanka. The 2004 Boxing Day tsunami following the Indian Ocean Earthquake killed approximately 230,000 people across fourteen countries. Sri Lankan authorities reported approximately 35,000 confirmed deaths by tsunami. The village of Peraliya was the worst single site of casualties where a train was swept away killing over a thousand people.