People attend a prayer at the Siron mass grave, one of the two major mass burial sites where victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami were laid to rest, in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on Dec. 26, 2024.

One of the major causes of casualties was that people in certain areas were not alerted of the incoming wall of water. Now, ...

Mourners mark 20 years since deadly Indian Ocean tsunami Triggered by a 9.1 magnitude earthquake off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, the catastrophic event was the deadliest tsunami ...

Seismic activity in the Andaman Sea has surged with over 15 earthquakes recorded. Experts assess potential tsunami risks as ...

“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 ...

Experts said they were “blind” to the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004. Twenty years later, working toward a world without tsunami deaths is a challenge. By Katrina Miller The Indian Ocean tsunami ...

A relative of a victim of a 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami participates in its 20th anniversary at Tsunami Memorial Park at Ban Nam Khem, Takuapa district of Phang Nga province, southern Thailand ...

KURUKKAL MADAM, Sri Lanka (AP) — Pulled from the mud as an infant after the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004, and reunited with his parents following an emotional court battle, the boy ...

Twenty years ago, a tsunami devastated coastal communities along the Indian Ocean. NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Margarettha Siregar, who helped respond to the disaster in Indonesia.

Updated at 8:10 a.m. ET (CBS/AP) BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - A massive earthquake off Indonesia's western coast triggered tsunami fears across the Indian Ocean on Wednesday, sending residents in ...

A week after the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami hit, Indonesian military unload a truck full of corpses (above) in the city of Banda Aceh on Jan. 9, 2005.

The Indian Ocean seen from Meulaboh, on the West coast of Sumatra. The town of Meulaboh, which had a population of 120,000 before the tsunami, was struck by a series of seven waves, killing an ...