The tsunami claimed the lives of over 8,000 people ... In India, hundreds gathered at Marina beach in the southern city of Chennai in Tamil Nadu state. They poured milk into the sea to propitiate ...

Chennai, December 26 (ANI): 20th Tsunami Memorial Day is being observed in Chennai on December 26. On December 26, 2004, a tsunami occurred due earthquake off the coast of Indonesia.

On December 26, 2004, a powerful earthquake off the coast of Aceh in Indonesia triggered a series of waves that inundated ...

There were similar memorial ceremonies in Ban Nam Khem, a small fishing town in Thailand that was among those most devastated by the tsunami in the country, as well Chennai, India, and Pereliya ...

Marina Beach in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, was covered in debris after 2004 tsunami. Survivors watched in shock as the March 11, 2011, Japan earthquake and tsunami, with an 8.9 magnitude, caused ...

A little over 300km away, in Chennai, tsunami affected families were relocated to areas in the suburbs of the city. Tamil Nadu constructed 11,000 tenements in Chennai of which 7,000 were built ...

In the fishing village of Ernavur near Chennai, the impact of the tsunami led many fishermen to abandon their trade and turn to substance abuse. Women, left to support their families, resorted to ...

Three young women, Sowmya, Meena, and Tamilarasi, who lost their parents to the tsunami, grew up in an orphanage, focused on education, and have now emerged successful. While Sowmya and Meena ...

The State’s 1,076-km-long coastline stands as a monument to the Tsunami of 2004. Each and every inhabitant of the 608 fishing villages was affected with many like those in Nagapattinam ...

Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi on Thursday paid floral tribute to the victims of the 2004 Tsunami, on the 20th anniversary of the catastrophe. The fishermen and locals in Chennai, Thoothukudi ...

especially along the coast and in Chennai—long-term rehabilitation remains lacking. For instance, houses built with NGO support in tsunami-hit districts have been of varying quality; 20 years on ...

Commemorative ceremonies are being held in several Asian countries in memory of the nearly 230,000 victims of the deadliest tsunami in history.View on euronews ...