The day when tsunami hit India, brought devastation in 4 states, killing tens of thousands

A series of massive and very high waves hit the coasts of Kanniyakumari, Nagapattinam, and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India on December 26, 2004, in the morning. It was soon known that the massive waves were triggered by an undersea earthquake off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia.