Within 20 minutes, waves of water began to hit the coasts of surrounding islands. In Indonesia's Aceh province in Northern ...

Through collaborations with communities, Mercy Corps is supporting locally led disaster preparedness in the wake of the 2004 ...

EDITORIAL: Two decades after the 2004 tsunami devastated coastal communities across 14 countries and killed over 230,000 people, we must not only commemorate the lives lost but also critically ...

but also creative content in digital format like videos and podcasts.” BERITA HARIAN Gelombang Perubahan: Aceh 20 Tahun Selepas Dibadai Tsunami can be viewed on BH’s social media channels.

The 2004 tsunami travelled at around 500 km/hr and took just 10 minutes to hit Aceh. If a warning system had been in place, it is likely that the deaths would have been far fewer. The deficiencies ...

In 2004, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake off the island of Sumatra in western Indonesia triggered a tsunami in the Indian Ocean that killed more than 220,000 people across 12 countries.

The majority of deaths from the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami ... the 2004 Boxing Day earthquake and tsunami, the majority of deaths in Indonesia. Almost one in five people were killed in the hardest-hit ...

Supermodel Petra Nemcova, who survived the 2004 tsunami by clinging to a palm tree, reflects on the tragedy 20 years later. The disaster claimed 230,000 lives, including her boyfriend. Nemcova ...

three-minute siren, grave visits and mass prayers across Aceh on Thursday marked the 20 th anniversary of the 2004 earthquake and tsunami disaster that hit several countries, including Indonesia ...

Sirachai Arunrugstichai/Getty Thousands gathered in mourning on Thursday, Dec. 26, to mark two decades since the world’s largest tsunami. On Dec. 26, 2004, in one of the worst natural ...

When a 9.1-magnitude quake caused a tsunami ... Aceh province, footage remained largely confined to handheld camcorders capturing the carnage. Fast forward to 2018, when a quake-tsunami hit ...

At 7:58 am local time on December 26, 2004 ... in 14 countries. The tsunami displaced more than 1.5 million people, and more than 100,000 houses were destroyed in Aceh alone, the Indonesian ...