In the aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, the Acehnese interpreted the disaster in various ways. Initially, the tsunami was interpreted as a punishment or warning from God. Over time ...

People gathered in prayer and visited mass graves in Indonesia’s Aceh province on Thursday to mark 20 years since the massive Indian Ocean tsunami hit the region in one of modern history’s ...

Some 230,000 people died as the tsunami leveled remote villages ... here's a look back at the aftermath. In these photos, a resident of a fishing village in India's Tamil Nadu state contemplates ...

Newark Advocate Faith Works columnist Jeff Gill celebrates the column's 20th anniversary and reflects on just how much ...

The resulting tsunami struck nations in the Indian Ocean including Thailand and Sri ... pouring in from around the world in the immediate aftermath of the tsunami, both the government and ...

In the aftermath of the tsunami, governments and international partners united to establish the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (IOTWMS). With Australia, Indonesia and India as ...

Spurred on by the horrors of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, three friends came together with the idea of staging a ...

Within 20 minutes, waves of water began to hit the coasts of surrounding islands. In Indonesia's Aceh province in Northern Sumatra, waves reached 167 feet and caused floods for three miles. Following ...

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 ...

The start of the clearing-up process in Galle, southern Sri Lanka, after the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami [PA Media] A survivor of the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami has recalled the moment he was awoken by ...

Relief efforts following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami remains the Singapore ... to Thailand to help identify victims in the aftermath of the tsunami. Assistant Commissioner of Police Fanny ...