On the 20th anniversary of the 2004 tsunami, more than 220,000 people across 14 countries were killed, with Indonesia suffering the greatest loss of 170,000 lives.
In Aceh, a siren from the Baiturrahman Grand Mosque signaled the start of memorials, where thousands honored the deceased by scattering flower petals on grave markers.
Sri Lanka held two minutes of silence at the Peraliya Tsunami Memorial, where mourners honored nearly 2,000 train passengers who perished when the tsunami struck.
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