SOME natural disasters, like the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004, strike out of the blue.

某些自然灾害突如其来毫无防备，比如2004年印度洋海啸。

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AFTER the Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004, aid agencies clubbed together to review their efforts.

在2004年12月的印度洋海啸之后，救援机构聚集在一起回顾他们的努力。

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After the Indian Ocean tsunami of 26 December 2004, several corporations expressed interest in providing assistance within a well-coordinated strategic action plan.

2004年12月26日印度洋海啸之后，多家公司表示有兴趣在一个协调良好的战略行动计划下，提供帮助。

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It supervised creation of a system for nations on the edges of the Indian Ocean after the great earthquake and tsunami of two thousand four.

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A massive earthquake off the coast of Sumatra created a tsunami that swept across the Indian Ocean.

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The Indian Ocean Regional Tsunami Service Providers of Australia, India and Indonesia are monitoring the event and issuing tsunami advisories to the National Tsunami Warning Centres of the Indian Ocean region.

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The fear is that it turns out to be the worst natural disaster since the Kashmir earthquake of 2005, when 86, 000 died, or even the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 that killed 230, 000.

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At least two of its six tsunami-sensing buoys stationed in the Pacific Ocean were out of service on the day the notorious Indian Ocean tsunami erupted last December.

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