The South Asian tsunami in 2004 was an extreme natural event resulting in many thousands of fatalities. Several important lessons can be highlighted for future disasters (Box 1). Until now ...

New Delhi [India], December 31 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday marked the 20th anniversary of the Quad, emphasising its progress from providing a “shared response” to the 2004 ...

People started gathering in prayer today and visiting mass graves in Aceh, one of the worst-hit areas by the Boxing Day Indian Ocean tsunami which killed an estimated 230,000 people across a dozen ...

Supermodel Petra Nemcova, who survived the 2004 tsunami by clinging to a palm tree, reflects on the tragedy 20 years later. The disaster claimed 230,000 lives, including her boyfriend. Nemcova ...

BANDA ACEH – As Aceh commemorates 20 years since the 2004 earthquake and tsunami that killed thousands in the province, authorities are striving to ensure that people are better prepared when future ...

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 ...

A 9.1-magnitude earthquake off Indonesia's western tip on December 26, 2004, generated a series of ... India and Thailand, which the tsunami hit hours later. People recounted harrowing tales ...

Tearful mourners prayed and lit candles Thursday at ceremonies across Asia to remember the 220,000 ... off Indonesia’s western tip on December 26, 2004, generated a series of waves as high ...

The Indian Ocean tsunami, triggered by a 9.1-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Sumatra on Dec. 26, 2004, claimed about 230,000 lives in countries across Southeast Asia and South Asia. In Thailand, ...

The powerful earthquake off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Dec. 26, 2004, triggered a tsunami that killed around 230,000 people across a dozen countries, reaching as far as East ...

Colombo [Sri Lanka], December 26 (ANI): On the 20th anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, UN Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka Marc-Andre Franche honoured the over 2,25,000 lives lost, ...

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 ...