Remembering the Tsunami Victims

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Five thousand floating paper lanterns fill the sky over the Andaman Sea, in Khao Lak, Thailand, in remembrance of tsunami victims killed one year ago today. 47 villages along the country's Andaman Sea coastline were wiped out.


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The lanterns symbolize letting go of the dead.


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A candlelight silent march in Nagapattinam, about 202 miles from the southern Indian city of Chennai.


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Candles in the sand on Patong beach in Phuket, Thailand.


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A ceremony in Khao Lak, Thailand.


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Remembering the more than 231,000 people who died in last year's tsunami.