Riley Kehoe and her family’s survival of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami was nothing short of a miracle. “When I was 10 years ...

Earthquakes and tsunamis are often portrayed as the villains of natural disasters, leaving destruction in their wake. But ...

BANDA 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 ...

He made the remarks during an event last month to mark 20 years since the launch of Caritas Sri Lanka's tsunami recovery ...

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 ...

The Great Nicobar Megaproject threatens to destroy 10 million trees and disrupt the lives of the indigenous Nicobarese people. Once tsunami survivors, they now face another disaster—mass deforestation ...

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.

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 ...

UNESCO’s role now includes prevention, preparing communities to respond to tsunami threats and fostering the latest tracking and detection technologies. Other exposed regions, the Indian Ocean, the ...

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 ...

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 ...