Nations across the Asia-Pacific region are currently facing a demographic shift, driven by factors including increased longevity and lower birth rates, that has been called the silver tsunami.
But, hey, no crowds. Per the Los Angeles Times, they explained the danger: “Do not attempt to surf or watch the tsunami. You cannot surf a tsunami, as there is no face to a tsunami wave.
She has learned to swim and is now attending surfing lessons. Kalpa Gandhari, SeaSisters’ director of programmes and community, was 10 when the tsunami hit Weligama. “I do still remember the ...
A survivor of the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami has recalled the moment he was awoken by "screaming and shouting" – two decades on from one of the deadliest disasters ever recorded. Daniel Poole, from ...
Daniel Poole, from Perranporth in Cornwall, had been on a surfing trip to Sri Lanka when a 9.1-magnitude earthquake beneath the Indian Ocean triggered the tsunami, which claimed the lives of more ...
The surfing town of Arugam Bay was left devastated by the tsunami [Getty Images] Ms Naqvi said she suffered post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a result of the ordeal. "The tsunami was the ...
Ani Naqvi remembers the Boxing Day tsunami 20 years ago not just as the ... She had just turned 33 and was visiting a friend in the Sri Lankan surfing village of Arugam Bay on 26 December 2004 ...