The Indian Ocean tsunami, the deadliest on record, smashed into a dozen Asian and African countries on Dec. 26, 2004, swallowing up lives and homes and changing the coastline for ever.

• 230,000 dead or missing
• 2.1 million people displaced
• Donors pledge $13.6 billion

Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, India and the Maldives were the worst affected.

The earthquake which triggered the giant waves measured 9.15 in magnitude and lasted eight minutes.

	Number of people killed by the tsunami	Number of people missing since the tsunami
Indonesia	131,934	37,066
Sri Lanka	35,322
India	12,405	3,874
Thailand	5,395	2,817
East Africa	164	139
Maldives	82	26
Malaysia	69	5
Myanmar	61	0
Bangladesh	2	0
TOTAL	185,434	43,927

Source: Government ministries. Sri Lanka gives one figure for dead and presumed dead. India includes the Andaman and Nicobar islands. East Africa includes Kenya, Seychelles, Somalia, Tanzania and Madagascar, but the figure for those missing only refers to Somalia.

Countries affected by the tsunami	13
Number of people displaced	2,089,883
Number of people who lost their livelihoods in the tsunami	1.5 million
Number of houses destroyed	392,544
Number of boats destroyed	103,829
Total rebuilding cost	$10.375 billion
Amount pledged by donors	At least $13.6 billion

Source: U.N. Office of the Special Envoy for Tsunami Recovery, Reuters AlertNet Tsunami AidWatch