The Boxing Day tsunami was a tragic event. Occurring December 24, 2004 an earthquake with a magnitude of 9.1 released a huge vibration that lasted 10 minutes; causing the Indian Ocean to draw back. Boxing Day defined by Dictionary.com, is, “(in Britain) the first weekday after Christmas, when Christmas gifts or boxes are given to employees, letter carriers, etc.” Though it was supposed to be an exciting day in places like Thailand and India it soon changed into a nightmare. With more than 300,000 people dead or lost the Boxing Day Tsunami is considered the world’s fourth biggest disaster. “275,000 people killed in 14 countries across two continents” (Bolton Council of Mosques 2015). The tsunami had waves reach over 30 meters and were
