Within 20 minutes, waves of water began to hit the coasts of surrounding islands. In Indonesia's Aceh province in Northern Sumatra, waves reached 167 feet and caused floods for three miles. Following ...

Thailand and nine other nations around the Indian Ocean basin. Here is a look back at the impact of the deadliest tsunami in history. - Faultline rupture - The tsunami was triggered by the longest ...

Relatives of victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami hold a candle light vigil ... Takuapa district of Phang Nga province, southern Thailand, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn ...

The resulting tsunami struck nations in the Indian Ocean including Thailand and Sri Lanka and reached as far as Africa, killing an estimated 220,000-plus people, including about 40 Japanese.

Twenty years after an Indian Ocean tsunami killed thousands, Riley Kehoe recalls the terror she felt as a girl facing a ...

In Thailand, where half of the more than 5,000 ... 01:45 Min The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami was triggered by one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded. But what caused the quake?

ANDAMAN SEA, Thailand - Almost 1,000km ... On Dec 26, 2004, a 9.1-magnitude earthquake under the Indian Ocean triggered a huge tsunami with waves up to 30m high. Only a rudimentary warning system ...

Thailand’s famed tourist sites ... A catalyst for transformational change The Indian Ocean Tsunami was a watershed moment in global catastrophe risk management, causing transformational shifts ...

Another 8,240 people were killed in Thailand, 108 in the Maldives ... but not for the Indian Ocean. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, based in Hawaii, was only established by the UN in 1965 ...

People are gathering in prayer and visiting mass graves in Indonesia’s Aceh province to mark 20 years since the massive Indian Ocean ... tsunami claimed the lives of over 8,000 people in ...

BANDA ACEH, INDONESIA -- 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 ...