What began as a promise of refuge has now turned into a prolonged exile, leaving the Nicobarese stranded between a past they mourn and a present they cannot accept. The 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami ...

Survivors and victims' relatives will this week mark the 20th anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, which killed more than 220,000 people across more than a dozen countries.

The earthquake that caused the Indian Ocean tsunami took place on December 26, 2004, but the extent of the event and the scale of the devastation took days to comprehend. The quake was the third ...

Here is a look back at the impact of the deadliest tsunami in ... on December 26, 2004. The ocean floor opened at least 1,200 kilometres (750 miles) in length between the India plate and Burma ...

Satish BABU/AFP/AFP The deadly tsunami that swamped India's southern coast two decades ... recalling how her daughter was swept away when the 2004 tsunami, triggered by a huge earthquake off ...

Show more In 2004 a massive earthquake under the Indian Ocean triggered a tsunami. The Indonesian city of Banda Aceh, on the island of Sumatra, was closest to the epicentre, and was devastated by ...