Survivors and victims' relatives will this week mark the 20th anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, ...
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The tsunami struck in the wake of a 9.1 magnitude earthquake off Sumatra island on Dec. 26, 2004. Its massive waves traveled thousands of miles, wreaking devastation and killing more than 230,000 ...
Tearful mourners prayed and lit candles Thursday at ceremonies across Asia to remember the 220,000 people killed two decades ...
as well as more than 100 in the Maldives and dozens in Malaysia and Myanmar. Dorothy Wilkinson, a 56-year-old British woman who lost her partner and his parents to the tsunami in Thailand ...
Tearful mourners across Asia have commemorated the 220,000 people who died two decades ago when a tsunami hit coastlines ...
There was no warning of the impending tsunami, giving little time for evacuation ... as well as more than 100 in the Maldives and dozens in Malaysia and Myanmar. Also read: Post-disaster needs ...
Emotional ceremonies began across Asia on Thursday to remember the 220,000 people who died two decades ago when a tsunami ...
The tsunami generated by the quake of magnitude ... The quake was felt in Indonesia, Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, the Maldives, Myanmar, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. It caused severe ...
In Thailand, people gathered at a memorial ceremony in Ban Nam Khem, a small fishing village in Phang Nga province that bore ...
‘Tsunami buoy Thai 23461’ was released from on board the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Centre (SEAFDEC) ship in the Andaman Sea on Nov 27. (AFP pic) Almost 1,000 kilometres off the ...
The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami left many places in ruins, including this village near the coast of Sumatra. (Wikipedia pic) PETALING JAYA: Since 2005, Priscilla Patrick has been ...