People gathered in prayer and visited mass graves in Indonesia's Aceh province on Thursday to mark 20 years since the massive Indian Ocean tsunami hit the region in one of modern history's worst ...

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. Due to its ...

On December 26, 2004, a powerful earthquake off the coast of Aceh in Indonesia triggered a series of waves that inundated coastal communities and killed 230,000 people in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, ...

People gathered at mass graves in Indonesia, Thailand and other places along the Indian Ocean Luke Chinman is an editorial intern at PEOPLE. He joined PEOPLE in 2024. His work has previously ...

Chennai: Offering milk and flowers to the sea, silent processions and prayers along Tamil Nadu's lengthy coastline on Thursday marked 20 years since the massive tsunami struck the state on ...

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 ...

Mourners across Asia light candles and remember the 220,000 victims of the 2004 tsunami, sharing stories of survival and loss.

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 ...

At least 10,749 people in India were killed. According to the then Thanjavur district collector, Tamil Nadu alone accounted for around 7,900 of the dead. A Anjamma was sorting fish on the beach ...

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, and ...

Twenty years ago today, giant waves—a tsunami—struck India’s coasts and forever altered what Indians imagined a disaster could be. Tamil Nadu, with around 8,000 deaths, was the worst ...