In 2004, a 9.1 earthquake struck off the coast of Sumatra in Indonesia, triggering a tsunami and series of tidal waves that became one of worst natural disasters in recorded history. Biden to ban ...

A 9.1-magnitude earthquake off Indonesia's western tip on December 26 ... were held across Asia to remember the 220,000 people who were killed two decades ago when a tsunami hit coastlines ...

The earthquake that caused the Indian Ocean tsunami took place on December 26, 2004, but the extent of ... The media enthuses about the “Asian miracle,” but the fact of the matter is that ...

Exactly 20 years ago, a magnitude-9.1 earthquake occurred on Dec. 26 off the coast of Sumatra ... Six years after the Boxing Day Tsunami—or the Asian Tsunami as the disaster came to be called ...

On 26 December 2004, a magnitude-9 earthquake ruptured the ... People prayed at mass graves for children swept away by the tsunami, walked on beaches battered by the waves and attended prayers ...

Banda Aceh, Indonesia: Tearful mourners prayed on Thursday as ceremonies were held across Asia to remember ... lives in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami in Banda Aceh on December 26, 2024, the ...

Tearful mourners prayed as ceremonies were held across Asia to remember the 220,000 people who were killed two decades ago when a tsunami hit coastlines around the Indian Ocean in one of the world’s ...

Emotional ceremonies were expected across Asia ... when a tsunami devastated coastal areas around the Indian Ocean, in one of the worst natural disasters in human history. On December 26, 2004 ...

Emotional ceremonies were expected across Asia ... when a tsunami devastated coastal areas around the Indian Ocean, in one of the worst natural disasters in human history. On December 26, 2004 ...

REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan Citing Reuters, on December 26, 2004, a 9.1-magnitude earthquake ... commemorate victims across the South Asian island nation. Unofficial vigils were expected to accompany a ...

The tsunami disaster in South Asia on 26 December 2004 was one of the largest natural disasters in recent times ( Table 1). Management of the dead varied remarkably between affected countries ...