He made the remarks during an event last month to mark 20 years since the launch of Caritas Sri Lanka's tsunami recovery ...
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Prayers and tears mark 20 years since the Indian Ocean tsunami that killed some 230,000 peopleBANDA ACEH, Indonesia — People started gathering in prayer on Thursday and visiting the mass graves in Indonesia’s Aceh province to mark 20 years since the massive Indian Ocean tsunami ...
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Lori Dengler | Remembering the Indian Ocean tsunami 20 years laterMuch has changed in the Indian Ocean since 2004. PTWC was given the temporary responsibility of issuing tsunami threat information until late 2006 when the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System ...
The resulting tsunami struck nations in the Indian Ocean including Thailand and Sri Lanka and reached as far as Africa, killing an estimated 220,000-plus people, including about 40 Japanese.
One of the most wrenching signs of the lack of readiness for the tsunami in the Indian Ocean was the enthusiasm of children, as reported by survivors, who rushed excitedly down to the beach during ...
Satellite data showed the plane turned from its flight path and headed south to the far-southern Indian Ocean, where it is believed to have crashed. An expensive multinational search failed to ...
Show more In 2004 a massive earthquake under the Indian Ocean triggered a tsunami. The Indonesian city of Banda Aceh, on the island of Sumatra, was closest to the epicentre, and was devastated by ...
Three earthquakes struck Indonesia on Tuesday, with a 5.5-magnitude tremor hitting North Sumatra province in the morning, and ...
At 07.59am local time on Boxing Day 2004, a major earthquake off the Western Coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, triggered a series of deadly tsunamis in the Indian Ocean that would go ... In Kenya, an early ...
On Boxing Day 2004, a tsunami devastated large parts of Southeast Asia, killing 230,000 people in 14 countries within just a few hours. Source: AP / Greg Baker/AP/AAPImage ...
Stories of loss, resilience and the enduring human spirit as survivors of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami reflect on their survival, healing and the untold stories of a global catastrophe that still ...
People in the Indonesian province of Aceh have paid tribute to the victims of the earthquake and tsunami in northeastern ...
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