Natural disasters such as the earthquake that triggered the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004 have also caused reef loss.

诸如2004年触发印度洋海啸的地震这样的自然灾难也会导致珊瑚礁损失。

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And a quake and tsunami off Aceh in 2004 led to more than 200,000 deaths around the Indian Ocean.

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According to the Ministry of Health, the Asian Tsunami in 2004 swept away or damaged almost two-thirds of health clinics in one Indonesian province.

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And from countrymen who only five years ago survived the worst natural disaster to hit the world in decades, the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

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But the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004, coupled with coral disease and human effects, have slowed their recuperation.

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Miyazaki, though, said he had not been inspired by the Asian tsunami of 2004 when he envisioned the scene.

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The Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 was a murderous event, but the world pushed on and many areas recovered quickly (see Buttonwood).

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