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Indonesians mark 2 decades since tsunami that killed 230,000

Associated Press · 9h

Indonesians mark 2 decades since the tragic tsunami that killed hundreds of thousands

Two decades after a catastrophic tsunami destroyed her village, Tria Asnani still cries when she recalls how she lost her mother while trying to escape the giant waves and her father to the sea.

Science News · 1d

The 2004 tsunami killed hundreds of thousands. Are we better prepared now?

Twenty years after the deadliest wave in recorded history, most oceans have warning systems and communities have learned how best to escape the danger.

Voice of America · 11h

Indonesians mark 2 decades since the tsunami that killed 230,000

Indonesian island of Sumatra triggered a tsunami that killed around 230,000 people across a dozen countries, reaching as far as East Africa. But Indonesia's Aceh province, located closest to the earthquake's epicenter and with 18 of 23 districts and cities located in the coastal line in the Northern side of Sumatra,

BreakingNews.ie · 13h

Indonesians mark two decades since Boxing Day tsunami

The northern side of Sumatra bore the brunt of the disaster with more than half of the total death toll reported.

Remembering 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami

Associated Press · 10h

Scenes of devastation from the aftermath of the Indian Ocean tsunami

On Dec. 26, 2004, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the west coast of Sumatra, causing a massive wave that devastated Asian coastal communities across thousands of miles.

2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami: What To Know 20 Years On

Survivors and victims' relatives will next week mark the 20th anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, which killed more than 220,000 people across more than a dozen countries.

AP PHOTOS: Scenes of devastation from the aftermath of the Indian Ocean tsunami

On Dec. 26, 2004, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the west coast of Sumatra, causing a massive wave that devastated Asian coastal communities across thousands of miles. Some 230,000 people died as the tsunami leveled remote villages, ports and tourist resorts in Indonesia, Thailand, India and Sri Lanka, among other countries.

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'Peace Was Born': How The 2004 Tsunami Changed Indonesia's Aceh

Former rebel commander Muharram Idris once led 3,000 men to fight Indonesia's army in separatist Aceh, but now serves as a ...

Indonesia: Twenty years after tsunami, Aceh province ruled by Sharia law

Twenty years after the devastating tsunami that hit the Indonesian island of Sumatra, the province of Aceh has returned to ...

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Years on, a tsunami-hit Indian town feels safer, but grief remains

STORY: The coastal town of Nagapattinam in southern India is scarred by tragedy.Twenty years ago, on December 26, 2004, a ...

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Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand: The 2004 Boxing Day tsunami 20 years on

The Boxing Day tsunami interrupted a civil war, triggered the worst rail accident in history and shattered the lives of ...

People visit Tsunami Museum in Banda Aceh, Indonesia

People visit the Tsunami Museum in Banda Aceh, Aceh Province, Indonesia, on Dec. 12, 2024. Every year, Indonesia's Aceh ...

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