At 07.59am local time on Boxing Day 2004, a major earthquake off the Western Coast of Sumatra ... The death toll includes those killed as far away as Somalia, where 300 people died. In Kenya, an early ...
Ani was among the first people to be struck by the Boxing Day Indian Ocean tsunami twenty years ago when a series of huge waves triggered by an earthquake killed more than 230,000 people across 14 ...
On December 26, 2004, the Boxing Day Tsunami struck Sri Lanka, taking an entire train and 1,700 lives with it. This is the ...
Early warning systems and fostering public awareness have improved. But gaps remain in policy implementation and infrastructure maintenance.
Ducan Rigley said after the tsunami he did not want to return to Sri ... has recalled how he "missed death five times on that day". Duncan Ridgley, from Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, had ...
Hear powerful survivor stories from the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami. It’s been 20 years since one of history’s deadliest natural disasters. Discover how tragedy defined a generation.
Hear powerful survivor stories from the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami. It’s been 20 years since one of history’s deadliest natural disasters. Discover how tragedy defined a generation.
Recounting that chaotic day in 2004, when the Boxing Day tsunami devastated the Indian Ocean basin, Ng described how packed his ambulance was. “Many injured people stopped us, needing transport ...
Australians tend to be fairly relaxed about the tsunami risk. But warnings from authorities to stay away from foreshore areas should not be ignored.