Through collaborations with communities, Mercy Corps is supporting locally led disaster preparedness in the wake of the 2004 ...

Within hours, the tsunami had claimed nearly 230,000 human lives and displaced millions of people in 12 countries. Thursday marks the 20 th anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami ...

December 26 marked 20 years since a massive tsunami swept across the Indian Ocean, leaving death ... ordinary working people in the countries affected and around the world recognised the enormity ...

Prayers and Tears Mark 20 Years Since the Indian Ocean Tsunami ... a dozen countries, reaching as far as East Africa. Some 1.7 million people were displaced, mostly in the four worst-affected ...

2004 Indian Ocean tsunami now helping to save lives Girl swept away in 2004 tsunami reunited with family 7 years later Sharp rise in natural disasters in last 20 years, Asia hardest hit, UN says ...

December 26, 2024, marks the 20th year since the 2004 Indian ... Indian Ocean. India is the fifth country in the world, after the U.S., Japan, Chile, and Australia, to have an advanced tsunami ...

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, one of modern history's worst ...

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia — 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 ...

It has been 20 years since the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami killed hundreds ... International centres and countries now monitor for earthquakes around the world 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

in over 20 countries ... Indian Ocean Tsunami was a watershed moment in disaster response and resilience, identifying vulnerabilities, catalysing global solidarity, and changing how the world ...