Indian Ocean, tsunami

Prayers and tears mark 20 years since the Indian Ocean tsunami that killed some 230,000 people
People have started gathering in prayer and are visiting mass graves in Indonesia’s Aceh province to mark 20 years since the massive Indian Ocean tsunami, one of modern history’s worst natural disasters.
Indian Ocean tsunami 20 years on: world recalls devastation that killed nearly 250,000 people, including Irish victims
Memorial services will be held across more than 60 countries today to mark the 20th anniversary of the worst tsunami in recorded history, which claimed an estimated 230,000 lives. The tsunami, which was triggered by an earthquake measuring 9.
2004 Indian Ocean tsunami: what to know 20 years on
Survivors and victims' relatives will next week mark the 20th anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, which killed more than 220,000 people across more than a dozen countries.At the time of the earthquake,
How the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake transformed tsunami science
December 26, 2024, marks the 20th year since the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. The tsunami generated by the quake of magnitude 9.1 was sourced off the Sumatran coast and was the third largest (by magnitude) in the world since 1900.
20 years after the Indian Ocean tsunami, a boy found in the mud embraces being known as ‘Baby 81'
The boy once known as “Baby 81,” who was 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, is now a 20-year-old dreaming of higher education.
2004 Indian Ocean tsunami: SCDF responders recall two-week overseas mission
Singapore's Civil Defence Force was among the first to respond to the deadly 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. The two-week operation remains the SCDF's largest overseas mission to date. In total, SCDF helped to recover over a hundred bodies.
20 years after Indian Ocean tsunami, Asia to mourn 226,000 dead with ceremonies
Emotional ceremonies are expected across Asia on Thursday to remember more than 220,000 people who died two decades ago when a tsunami devastated coastal areas around the Indian Ocean, in one of the worst natural disasters in human history.
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Prayers, tears mark 20th anniversary of Indian Ocean tsunami that killed some 230,000
People started gathering in prayer on Thursday, visiting the mass graves in Indonesia's Aceh province to mark 20 years since the deadly Indian Ocean tsunami, one of modern history's worst ...
Thai sea nomads survived 2004 Indian Ocean disaster. Now they buckle under a ‘new tsunami’
Tap Tawan’s seafarers face challenges from modernisation as their bond with nature fades and economic needs threaten the ...
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“We should always remember”: Brisbane couple on surviving 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami
Don't miss out on the headlines from QLD News. Followed categories will be added to My News. The 2004 Indian Ocean ...
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How the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami became a ‘wake up call’ for early warning systems
It has been 20 years since the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami killed hundreds of thousands of people and caused widespread destruction across 15 countries. At around 1 am local time on 26 December ...
20th Anniversary Of Worlds Worst Tsunami: Lessons Learnt From 2004 Disaster
Survivors and victims' relatives will this week mark the 20th anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, ...
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The tsunami detection buoys safeguarding lives in Thailand
The tsunami detection buoys safeguarding lives in Thailand Almost 1,000 kilometres off the Thai coast devastated by a tsunami 20 years ago, engineers lower a detection buoy into the waves -- a key ...
Indonesian tsunami survivor holds on to hope for missing son after 20 years
Authorities in the French overseas territory of Mayotte could still confirm only 31 deaths on Wednesday from Cyclone Chido, ...
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'My entire family was gone': Aceh thrives 20 years after tragic tsunami, but anguish remains
CNA visits the Indonesian province for an insight into how survivors are rebuilding their lives 20 years after one of the worst natural disasters in recorded history.