<p>A woman releases a lantern while others light theirs — symbolizing the release of spirits — during a commemoration service Friday in Ban Nam Khem, Thailand, for victims of the Asian tsunami that struck 10 years ago on Dec. 26, 2014. (AP photo)</p>
December 26, 2014
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December 26, 2014 7:39 p.m.
Ten years after: Anniversary stirs tsunami memories
PERELIYA, Sri Lanka (AP) — A packed train in Sri Lanka that was swept off its tracks by waves as big as elephants. A boat patrolling off Thailand’s shore hurled more than a mile inland. Streets in Indonesia turned into roaring rivers that carried people to their deaths.