Forwarded by Dick Blaisdell

Here is an excellent graphic explanation of what happened on December 26, 2004, where the tsunami started, how it spread and the countries most affected.

Click here or copy into your browser: http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/world/04/tsunami/swf/tsunami.swf?path=/nol/shared/spl/hi/world/04/tsunami/