One of the most wrenching signs of the lack of readiness for the tsunami in the Indian Ocean was the enthusiasm of children, as reported by survivors, who rushed excitedly down to the beach during ...

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia — 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 ...

Powerful earthquakes rocked Myanmar, shaking Bangkok and toppling a high-rise. With tsunami fears looming, how do quakes ...

Riley Kehoe and her family’s survival of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami was nothing short of a miracle. “When I was 10 years ...

At 07.59am local time on Boxing Day 2004, a major earthquake off the Western Coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, triggered a series of deadly tsunamis in the Indian Ocean that would go ... In Kenya, an early ...

The resulting tsunami struck nations in the Indian Ocean including Thailand and Sri Lanka and reached as far as Africa, killing an estimated 220,000-plus people, including about 40 Japanese.

When the Indian Ocean ... where bodies and debris had washed up. Mr de Gottal said: "I literally thought a bomb had gone off. "You're not expecting a tsunami, are you?" But after he returned ...

Show more In 2004 a massive earthquake under the Indian Ocean triggered a tsunami. The Indonesian city of Banda Aceh, on the island of Sumatra, was closest to the epicentre, and was devastated by ...

Experts reconstruct the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami to prepare for the next big one. National Corporate funding for NOVA is provided by Carlisle Companies. Major funding for NOVA is provided by the ...

UNESCO is the UN Agency in charge of ocean science. With its Intergovernmental ... The event, held every year on 5 November, calls on countries, international bodies and civil society to raise tsunami ...