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 ...

CNA visits the Indonesian province for an insight into how survivors are rebuilding their lives 20 years after one of the worst natural disasters in recorded history.

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia, Dec 24 (Reuters ... Hududillah was among those who lost many relatives when the tsunami struck on Dec. 26, 2004, killing 126,000 in Aceh, where no sirens were heard ...

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 ...

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 ...

“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 ...

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 ...

The Boxing Day tsunami interrupted a ... On December 26, 2004, a magnitude-9.1 earthquake struck deep in the Indian Ocean, just off Indonesia's west coast. Banda Aceh, Indonesia.( ...

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 ...