How many people were injured in the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami?

How many people were injured in the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami?
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The third-largest earthquake ever recorded on a seismographoccurred on December 26th of 2004 just off the west coast ofSumatra, Indonesia. It triggered a series of tsunamis, killing~230,000 people and injuring ~125,000 people. Over 45,000 wentmissing, and over 1.7 million people were displaced.
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