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 ...
Boxing Day tsunami - 'I missed death five times'
A father who saved his family during the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami has recalled how he "missed death five times on that day".
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 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 ...
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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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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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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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Indian Ocean tsunami memorials mark 20 years since one of the deadliest natural disasters in history
People gathered in prayer and visited mass graves in Indonesia's Aceh province on Thursday to mark 20 years since the massive Indian Ocean ... on Dec. 26, 2004, triggered a tsunami that killed ...
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Two decades later: Remembering the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami
On December 26, 2004, the Indian Ocean experienced one of the deadliest tsunamis in recorded history. Triggered by a massive undersea earthquake off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, the tsunami ...
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Lori Dengler | Remembering the Indian Ocean tsunami 20 years later
Paula would revise the numbers she entered into her database numerous times over several years, ending up with a death toll of 227,899, making it the deadliest tsunami of all times, surpassing ...
20 Years After The Indian Ocean Tsunami
Understanding of the Sumatran subduction zone and its hazards has increased since the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and ...