What happened to the Boxing Day tsunami babies 20 years on
The 2004 disaster hit the Indian Ocean coastline leaving thousands of children without parents. Here, former travel agent Lynn Stanier explains how after volunteering she vowed to never stop helping t
Boxing Day tsunami: Forensic investigator reflects on disaster 20 years on
As a highly-skilled forensic investigation expert, Peter Baines has encountered more death than anyone could ever fathom. After the devastating Bali bombings back in 2002, he was sent over to the holiday island as a detective inspector with NSW Police to help identify the bodies of those killed in the blast.
Remembering the Boxing Day tsunami
This Boxing Day marks the 20th anniversary of the catastrophic Indian Ocean tsunami, one of the deadliest natural disaste
How the Boxing Day tsunami 20 years ago changed the lives of two Cornish men
Twenty years ago, on Boxing Day, walls of water thundered into 14 countries around the Indian Ocean, killing over 230,000 people. | ITV News
'We didn't know the meaning of the word "tsunami" until Boxing Day 2004'
Dr Mahesh Gunasekara was working as director of the 200-bed Kanthale Hospital and looking forward to starting a new job with the charity in early 2005. He said: “Until it happened, we never knew the meaning of the word ‘tsunami’. For us, it was just a Japanese word.”
Today (Dec. 26) marks the 20th anniversary of the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami
A two-minute silence was observed across Sri Lanka today (December 26) from 9:25 a.m. to 9:27 a.m. to honor the memory
Boxing Day tsunami a reminder we are all in harm’s way
A tsunami warning system was built after the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami catastrophe but can we ever be thoroughly prepared for such a disaster?
‘Pain of memories’: Anthony Albanese commemorates Boxing Day tsunami
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has released a video message commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Boxing Day tsunami. “It was a natural disaster on a catastrophic scale devasting communities with the force that still has the power to shock two decades later,
Boxing Day tsunami: The story of survivor who inspired Cristiano Ronaldo
Martunis - who was seven at the time - was found by a Sky News team 21 days after the disaster on a beach in Indonesia, as he searched in hope of being reunited with his family.
I lost two sons & fiancé in Boxing Day tsunami – it destroyed my life – but I had to go back there for 20th anniversary
TSUNAMI survivor Sharon Howard sobs as she lays flowers at the Thailand hotel where she last saw her fiance and two sons 20 ...
Frenchwoman’s 20 years of helping Thai school after daughter died in Boxing Day tsunami
Elisabeth Zana thought her life was over after her daughter died in the 2004 tsunami. Instead she began helping a Thai school ...
Former forensic investigator runs 1,400km to support Boxing Day tsunami victims
Boxing Day tsunami, forensic investigator Peter Baines wanted to create good from the enormity of loss. Twenty years on, he ...
Tsunami remembered by survivors and victim's family
The couple were on holiday with family on Vilamendhoo island in the Maldives, where they noticed the usually still water ...
Twenty years on from Boxing Day tsunami, survivor speaks about saving his daughters and building a life in New Zealand
Faisal Syafii lost his home, business and first wife, Siti Syamsiah, during the Indian Ocean tsunami 20 years ago today.
Incredible tale of ‘miracle boy’ who survived on puddle water in swamp for 21 days after Boxing Day tsunami 20yrs ago
A YOUNG boy spent nearly a month living off puddle water after the devastating Boxing Day tsunami. Hero Ian Dovaston told The ...