For many, the recent anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami was a time for reflection and remembrance. The disaster took the lives of more than 220,000 people from different ...
The family were holidaying in Sri Lanka, Mirissa, when the 9.1 magnitude earthquake struck causing a Tsunami and damage ... I’m glad,” penned a third. India starred in the fifth series of ...
In the aftermath of the 2004 disaster, the global community acted with unprecedented urgency to establish systems that could prevent similar tragedies. The Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and ...
Within 20 minutes, waves of water began to hit the coasts of surrounding islands. In Indonesia's Aceh province in Northern Sumatra, waves reached 167 feet and caused floods for three miles. Following ...
The resulting tsunami struck nations in the Indian Ocean including Thailand and ... It was the unprecedented disaster of Dec. 26, 2004, that brought a peaceful end to three decades of war.