"The tsunami was the catalyst for me finding my purpose, that second chance I got," she said. The 53-year-old has now written ...

Generate Key Takeaways A woman who was able to survive the Boxing Day tsunami in Thailand 20 years ... earthquake struck under the sea in northern Indonesia. It claimed the lives of 230,000 ...

On Boxing Day 2004, an earthquake in the Indian Ocean near Indonesia set off a tsunami which killed almost 250,000 people. It was the deadliest natural disaster this century, and was probably the ...

A woman who was able to survive the Boxing Day tsunami in Thailand 20 years ago unharmed ... was on holiday in Phuket when a magnitude-9.1 earthquake struck under the sea in northern Indonesia. It ...

Tearful mourners across Asia have commemorated the 220,000 people who died two decades ago when a tsunami hit coastlines ...

A woman who was able to survive the Boxing Day tsunami in Thailand 20 years ago ... 9.1 earthquake struck under the sea in northern Indonesia. It claimed the lives of 230,000 people, but she ...

In Indonesia’s Aceh Province, more than 14,000 people were interred in one mass grave. Prabu Deepan, of Tearfund, witnessed the disaster. He is now director of the Asia region for the charity. “The ...

MOURNERS wept today as they marked the 20th anniversary of the Boxing Day tsunami which killed 230,000 ... More than 170,000 people died in Indonesia, where waves were over 100ft high on landfall.

Ani Naqvi remembers the Boxing Day tsunami ... coast of Indonesia, triggering one of the worst natural disasters in a century around the Indian Ocean. Describing the moment the tsunami hit ...

The Boxing Day tsunami interrupted ... (Reuters: Babu AH/CN) The tsunami carried the energy equivalent of 23,000 atomic bombs. There were 170,000 people dead in Indonesia, 30,000 in Sri Lanka ...

Countries across Asia held ceremonies to remember the hundreds of thousands of people who were killed during the massive Indian Ocean tsunami two decades ago. People gathered in prayer and visited ...

Mr Poole said the Boxing Day tsunami had a significant impact on how non-governmental organisations and governments deal with disasters. Rachel Harvey, from near Totnes in south Devon, had been ...