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We sta d the year tchi Mother Nature repeatedly
batter the US east coast with hurricanes. Then we watched
as Martha Stewart weathered her court battle. And the
climate in Iraq became hostile prior to the country's first
democratic election. But all of that seemed trivial after
the Decemer 26 tsunamis in South Asia. Not only were
they the biggest news event of the year, but they rank
among the most devestating natural disasters in hi Cory.
Schools along the east coast have a hard time
getting started because of hurricanes Bonnie,
Charley, Danielle, Earl, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne. .�'•
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seabed of the Indian
V'l• ' •r••�. Ocean measuring 9.0
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trigger tsunamis
. _ all across South
. � � -- Asia. The tsunamis
• ,. . • . - �_�!_ devastate villages and
«� resorts in more than
• " -4 / a; � � gig 10 countries, leaving
_. S ' over 280,000 people
• �` dead or missing.
Major fighting continues in Iraq.
As US forces try to bring
democracy to Iraq, insurgents
carry out a series of attacks
discouraging Iraqis to vote in the
country's first democratic election.