Images capture the turmoil of huge waves racing ashore--and the aftermath.
Cars and other debris litter a beachfront still underwater.
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Crowds on a breakwater in Pondicherry, India, look out at a relatively calm ocean.
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The waters wash beach chairs onto a lawn.
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Rough waters engulf a lone man.
Several people wander Patong Beach in Phuket, Thailand, after the mayhem.
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Satellite photo shows the extent of the destruction in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, with much of the shoreline underwater and houses and bridges wiped out.
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Rough waters take a toll on the beachfront at Kalutara Beach, Sri Lanka.
Flood waters reached well inland at Gleebruk village in Indonesia.