As the tsunami engulfed the train, the Colombo restaurateur found himself stranded in a flooded carriage, cast adrift from his son and daughter. "The train had stopped at signals," Mr Gunawardana, 62, ...

Dark Records. The Deadliest Train Wreck in History – Tsunami vs. The Queen of the Sea. Posted: April 23, 2025 | Last updated: April 23, 2025. December 26, 2004.

At a Eureka City council meeting Tuesday night, officials gave an update on efforts to remedy the county’s tsunami evacuation protocols after a wakeup call two months ago. A community wide ...

Commuters on a Taipei Mass Rapid Transit platform as a train stops during a 7.4-magnitude earthquake in Taipei. CNA/AFP via Getty Images. The US National Tsunami Warning Center said it was ...

“The Indian Ocean tsunami 20 years ago has reshaped the way the humanitarian community addresses emergencies today, highlighting the importance of disaster preparedness,” a European Union ...

In Sri Lanka, the tsunami hit a southbound coastal train and knocked it off its rails in what became one of the deadliest train disasters of all time. Eranthie Mendie lost her mother on that train.

People wait for the arrival of the Ocean Queen train carrying family members of people killed in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, for a memorial service in Peraliya on Dec. 26, 2024, on the 20th ...

Tsunami warning sparks panic along West Coast after 7.0-magnitude earthquake — before being canceled By . ... the train tunnel connecting San Francisco to Oakland was shut down, ...

The first train since the Dec. 26 Tsunami disaster from the southern town of Matara along the coastal line track to the capital Colombo, 160 km west, was scheduled for Monday after Sunday's trial ...

Couple who lost 3 children in tsunami dedicate their lives to orphans 01:16. People gathered in prayer and visited mass graves in Indonesia's Aceh province on Thursday to mark 20 years since the ...

Mourners mark 20 years since deadly Indian Ocean tsunami Triggered by ... village of Pereliya and laid flowers at a memorial that commemorates nearly 2,000 passengers who died when their train, ...