Episode 14: The Boxing Day Tsunami

Old News Podcast by David Haswell & Russell Haswell

Aug 21, 201735:40News & Politics

A tired sounding Russell and David discuss the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami (known in Britain as the Boxing Day tsunami), the events of the day, the reconstruction, the charity effort, and the unexpected outc...

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