Jakarta, Dec 26 (EFE).- Indonesia on Thursday remembered its 167,000 victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami at the Sumatran city of Banda Aceh’s Baiturrahman Grand Mosque, one of the only ...

The powerful earthquake off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Dec. 26, 2004, triggered a tsunami that killed around 230,000 people across a dozen countries, reaching as far as East ...

Tens of thousands of people have been killed in Indonesia's northern Sumatra island after a massive undersea earthquake triggered a tsunami December 26, 2004. (Photo by Getty Images) In the years ...

On December 26th, 2004, a whopping 9.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the west coast of Indonesia’s island of Sumatra. In the aftermath of the quake, a massive tsunami was triggered ...

“I cannot swim. I could only rely on dhikr (Islamic prayer).” On Dec. 26, 2004, a powerful 9.1-magnitude earthquake off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra triggered a tsunami that killed ...

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia, Dec 23 (Reuters ... who was six when the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami struck on Dec. 26, 2004, is still alive and has not given up hope that he might one day return.

A 9.1-magnitude earthquake off the western coast of ... to just minutes after a tsunami wave forms. Experts said the lack of a properly coordinated warning system in 2004 had made the disaster's ...

The 2004 tsunami, triggered by a 9.1-magnitude undersea ... with billions of dollars in aid flowing into Indonesia for relief and reconstruction. Zahrol said the commemoration reinforced the ...

but Indonesia recorded the most deaths at over 170,000. open image in gallery India women offer tributes in memory of the victims of the 2004 tsunami on the 20th anniversary of the tragedy (AP ...

Indonesia is a vast archipelago nation ... tsunami can never be completely prevented. Citation: 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami: what to know 20 years on (2024, December 26) retrieved 17 January 2025 ...

Survivors and victims' relatives will this week mark the 20th anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami ... off the western coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island triggered huge ...