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 ...

The 20-year-old freshman student was still asleep that Sunday morning at the family's house on the Andaman Sea coast of southern Thailand ... 26, 2004, the day the deadly Indian Ocean tsunami ...

The huge waves travelled around the Indian Ocean, hitting Sri Lanka, India and Thailand ... a tsunami wave forms. Experts said the lack of a properly coordinated warning system in 2004 had made ...

On December 26, 2004, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake -- one of the strongest tremors ever recorded -- unleashed a devastating tsunami that ravaged coastal communities in Thailand, Indonesia ...

Presents a minute-by-minute account of the most destructive tsunami in modern times ... of survivors present in Thailand and Sri Lanka on December 26, 2004.

On December 26, 2004, a magnitude 9.1 earthquake under the Indian Ocean triggered a huge tsunami with waves up to 30 metres ... more than 5,000 people in Thailand, according to official figures ...

Villagers gather for prayers for those who lost their lives in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami ... waves at double the speed of a bullet train, crossing the Indian Ocean within hours. In Thailand ...

On Dec. 26, 2004, a 9.1-magnitude earthquake beneath the Indian Ocean triggered a tsunami with waves up to 100 feet ... of Phang Nga province, southern Thailand, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024.

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 ...

On Boxing Day 2004, a monstrous ... It was the worst tsunami disaster in history. The Boxing Day earthquake struck at 7.59am local time and, during the day, multiple devastating waves hit locations ...

ANDAMAN SEA, Thailand - Almost ... On Dec 26, 2004, a 9.1-magnitude earthquake under the Indian Ocean triggered a huge tsunami with waves up to 30m high. Only a rudimentary warning system was ...