Survivors Mark 20 Years Since World's Deadliest Tsunami with Ceremonies at Places Devastated by the 2004 Tragedy
On Dec. 26, 2004, in one of the worst natural disasters of the modern era, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake spurred catastrophic waves that brought destruction and devastation to at least 12 countries. It left some 230,000 people dead, and some 1.7 million more were displaced — hitting India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Thailand the hardest.
Twenty years ago, the world was stunned by the Asian tsunami, whose towering waves killed an estimated 230,000 people in ...
A couple have been reliving the astonishing moment they learned a palm tree planted in memory of their daughter the day ...
Experts said they were “blind” to the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004. Twenty years later, working toward a world without ...
The Asian tsunami that crashed into coastal communities around the Indian Ocean on Dec. 26, 2004, is this century’s deadliest ...
Clare Allen, who lives near Salisbury, Wiltshire, was on holiday in Sri Lanka when the tsunami hit. Although she is still ...
The brunt of the tsunami was felt in the Indonesian province of Aceh, where 170,000 people perished. Sri Lanka, India and ...
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