It’s been 20 years since a devastating earthquake in the Indian Ocean triggered a killer tsunami that swept away over 225,000 lives. It was the day after Christmas in 2004 when waves 30 metres high ...

Two major tsunami that swamped the east coast have been labelled a "missed opportunities", so what do we need to change to be ...

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

Whether you’re a resident or a visitor, The Thaiger’s Southern Thailand news page is your essential guide to exploring this ...

I PAY tribute to RTÉ 2 for broadcasting two episodes to mark the 20th anniversary of the the tsunami which devastated coastal ...

BAN NAM KHEM, Thailand (AP ... seared in Neungduangjai Sritrakarn's memory: Dec. 26, 2004, the day the deadly Indian Ocean tsunami struck across South and Southeast Asia, after a 9.1 magnitude ...

Commemorating 20 years since the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, the deadliest in history, and its enduring legacy.

Twenty years ago, on Dec. 26, 2004, a tsunami arising in the Indian Ocean devastated areas of Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, ...

PHANG-NGA, Thailand: When the Indian Ocean tsunami hit the south-western coast of Thailand in 2004, it claimed over 5,000 lives. But the local indigenous Moken people miraculously survived with ...

This week, Thailand marked 20 years since the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004. Five thousand people were killed, but a local tribe managed miraculously to survive with almost no casualties among them.

On Dec. 26, 2004, in one of the worst natural ... were only teenagers when the tsunami destroyed Khao Luk, Thailand, where their family was on vacation, killing their parents.

People in Thailand should make disaster preparedness a habit to prevent massive casualties in the future, like those caused by the 2004 tsunami, says the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).