2004 Indian Ocean tsunami

The Grand Mosque in the Indonesian city of Banda Aceh as seen in December 2004 (left) and December 2014 (right).  (Ulet Ifansasti / Getty Images)

Phi Phi Village in Thailand as seen in December 2004 (left) and December 2014 (right).  (Paula Bronstein / Getty Images)

In this Dec. 26, 2004 file photo, tidal waves wash through houses at Maddampegama, about 38 miles south of Colombo, Sri Lanka.  (Gemunu Amarasinghe / Associated Press)

In this Dec. 26, 2004 file photo, youths try to pull a man to higher ground through a flooded street after the tsunami hit the provincial capital of Banda Aceh, Aceh province, Indonesia.  (Bedu Saini / Associated Press)

In this Dec. 28, 2004 file photo, a boat passes by a damaged hotel at Ton Sai Bay on Phi Phi Island in Thailand.  (Suzanne Plunkett / Associated Press)

This December 28, 2004 file photo shows the city of Meulaboh in Aceh province underwater.  (AFP/Getty Images)

In this Dec. 29, 2004 file photo, Kusol Wetchakul offers prayers for the soul of his sister, who was swept out to sea and believed drowned as she sold goods to tourists on a popular beach near Khao Lak, Thailand.   (David Longstreath / Associated Press)

In this Dec. 28, 2004 file photo, rescue and clean-up crews survey a flooded lobby at the Seapearl Beach Hotel along Patong Beach on Phuket Island, Thailand.  (Deddeda Stemler / Associated Press)

In this Dec. 28, 2004 file photo, villagers walk with their belongings past two boats that were washed ashore by tidal waves at Nagappattinam, in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu.  (Gautam Singh / Associated Press)

In this Jan. 10, 2005 file photo, an elephant which belongs to forest ministry removes debris in Banda Aceh, Indonesia.  (Eugene Hoshiko / Associated Press)

In this Jan. 1, 2005 file photo, Lakshmi, center, Selvi, right, and Ariamala, rear with mask, grieve as earthmovers clear debris of their damaged house.  (Gurinder Osan / Associated Press)

In this Jan. 8, 2005 file photo, a surging crowd of survivors struggles to get food and other supplies being unloaded from a US Navy Sea Hawk helicopter in northwest Indonesia.  (Achmad Ibrahim / Associated Press)

In this Jan. 30, 2005 file photo, an aerial view shows the Rahmatullah Lampuuk mosque in the village of Lhoknga, near Banda Aceh, Indonesia.   (Greg Baker / Associated Press)