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.

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 ...

Thursday marks the 20 th anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, one of the deadliest natural disasters in modern history. The Boxing Day quake was one of the largest ever recorded.

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 ...

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

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.

The December 26, 2004, tsunami was caused by a 9.1 magnitude underwater earthquake in the Indian Ocean that triggered a tidal wave that reached speeds of up to 500 mph. The ensuing tsunami was one ...

Indonesia's North Sumatra and Aceh provinces have been embroiled in a dispute over the control of four islands, but a video ...

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 ...

A man had no idea that he was capturing a tragic moment in history while filming his mates on holiday. It's been quite commonplace for people in the 21st century to document what they get up to on ...

PHUKET: More than 1,000 people took part in a large-scale tsunami response exercise held at Kamala Beach yesterday (June 27) ...

India is laying the groundwork for a smart tsunami and earthquake early warning system with a 275 km-long underwater cable in ...