Indian Ocean tsunami two decades ago left 230,000 dead and a lasting legacy
One of the deadliest natural disasters in modern history, the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami marks its 20th anniversary on Dec. 26 ...
2004 Indian Ocean tsunami: what to know 20 years on
Survivors and victims' relatives will this week mark the 20th anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, ...
20 Years Later: Remembering the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami (Photos)
On December 26th, 2004, a whopping 9.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the west coast of Indonesia’s island of Sumatra. In ...
‘There was nothing but death and debris’ – The Boxing Day tsunami 20 years on
20 years later, one of the Matara train’s carriages sits outside the city’s Tsunami Museum as a haunting reminder of Boxing ...
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The Deadliest Tsunami Set Off Work to Be Ready for the Next Big Wave
Experts said they were “blind” to the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004. Twenty years later, working toward a world without tsunami deaths is a challenge. By Katrina Miller The Indian Ocean tsunami ...
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Two decades after, what to know about the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami that killed hundreds of thousands in Asia
Survivors and victims’ relatives will this week mark the 20th anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, ...
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Mourners mark 20 years since Indian Ocean tsunami that killed some 230,000 people
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia Dec. 26, 2024 3:21 p.m. A relative of a victim of a 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami participates in its 20th anniversary at Tsunami Memorial Park at Ban Nam Khem, Takuapa district ...
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Some people on Indonesia’s Simeulue island relied on folklore to escape the 2004 tsunami
The majority of deaths from the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami were in Indonesia. But the island of Simeulue was largely spared. Researchers say this was partly due to folklore passed down through the ...
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It was white water and chaos - tsunami survivor
A survivor of the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami has recalled the moment he was awoken by "screaming and shouting" – two decades on ...
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The Indian Ocean tsunami: 20 years on
December 26, 2004 [AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe] The Indian Ocean tsunami was one of the ... 9.2 magnitude earthquake that triggered the tsunami. The death toll in Sri Lanka was 35,262 and 16,389 ...