As the region remembers the catastrophic event, experts say improved early warning systems and disaster preparedness that can ...

Hospitals are overwhelmed with patients suffering not only from cyclone-related injuries but also from dehydration, and ...

The majority of deaths from the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami were in Indonesia. But the island of Simeulue was largely spared.

The 2004 tsunami was not simply a natural disaster but a graphic exposure of the failure of the capitalist system, the ruling ...

December 26, 2024, marks the 20th year since the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. The tsunami generated by the quake ...

This week marks 20 years since one of the worst natural disasters in modern history. In 2004, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake off the island of Sumatra in western Indonesia triggered a tsunami in the ...

Located off the coast of Africa, Mayotte is France's poorest island and the poorest ... authorities warned there was a high ...

Their efforts will likely be hindered by the damage to airports and electricity distribution in the French Indian Ocean territory ... his way through the main island, having to clear blocked ...

is located in the Mozambique Channel of the Indian Ocean. “At least several hundred people” were feared dead on the island as authorities struggled to assess the damage. "I think there will ...

Chad Youyou, a resident of Hamjago in the north of the island ... was a high danger of landslides. December through to March is cyclone season in the southwestern Indian Ocean, and southern ...