On the morning of December 26, 2004, an undersea section of the earth's crust slipped along a 700-mile-long fault off the coast of Sumatra. In one of the worst natural disasters on record, the ensuing earthquake triggered a series of destructive waves or tsunamis that claimed more than 250,000 lives. This program tells the minute-by-minute story featuring the testimony of lucky survivors and gripping eyewitness video footage. DVD features include: printable materials for educators, access to the NOVA web-site, and scene selection. .