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 ...
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Some people on Indonesia’s Simeulue island relied on folklore to escape the 2004 tsunami
The majority of deaths from the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami were in Indonesia. But the island of Simeulue was largely spared. Researchers say this was partly due to folklore passed down through the ...
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Thousands feared dead after Tropical Cyclone Chido slams French territory of Mayotte
MAMOUDZOU, Mayotte — The most catastrophic cyclone to hit the French archipelago of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean in 90 years ... dangerous cyclone to hit the island since 1934.
Le Monde.fr24d
French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte battered by cyclone, 'heavy' toll feared by authorities
hours after Cyclone Chido batterred the French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte with winds of up to 220 kilometers (137 miles) per hour. HANDOUT / AFP Cyclone Chido obliterated shantytowns on the ...
The Indian Ocean tsunami: 20 years on
The 2004 tsunami was not simply a natural disaster but a graphic exposure of the failure of the capitalist system, the ruling ...
PBS9d
Looking back at the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami 20 years later
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 ...
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Cyclone Chido killed several hundred, island official says
Located off the coast of Africa, Mayotte is France's poorest island and the poorest ... authorities warned there was a high ...
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Hundreds killed on French island by deadly cyclone
Chad Youyou, a resident in Hamjago in the north of the island, posted videos ... authorities warned there was a high danger ...
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‘Several hundred’ could be dead after Cyclone Chido hits France’s Mayotte
A photo provided by NGO Medecins du Monde shows a devastated hill on the French territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, after Cyclone ... 1.7 million people were in danger, and said the remnants ...
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It’s Never Over: Furious Storms Batter The Philippines, Devastate Indian Ocean Island
Huge typhoons have hit areas around the Philippines and France’s Mayotte island in the Indian Ocean. La Monde described some scenes ... that the storms that hit the U.S. and Mexico were in danger of ...
France 2422d
Authorities fear 'several hundred' killed by Cyclone Chido in France's Mayotte
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 ...
The Independent22d
Cyclone Chido map: ‘Horrific’ devastation as French island Mayotte hit by most powerful cyclone in 90 years
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 ...