The massive Dec. 26, 2004, tsunami was triggered by a magnitude 9.1 earthquake off Sumatra island. The giant wall of water killed about 230,000 people in a dozen countries as far away as East Africa.

In 2004, a 9.1 earthquake struck off the coast of Sumatra in Indonesia, triggering a tsunami and series of tidal waves that became one of worst natural disasters in recorded history. PR experts ...

20 years after the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami of December 26, 2004, its survivors and their remarkable turnarounds shine through ...

On Dec. 26, 2004, a 9.1-magnitude earthquake beneath the Indian Ocean triggered a tsunami with waves up to 100 feet high, killing an estimated 230,000 people. Twenty years later, people gathered ...

A two-minute silence was observed across Sri Lanka today (December 26) from 9:25 a.m. to 9:27 a.m. to honor the memory of those who perished in the 2004 tsunami and other natural calamities, as ...

A 9.1-magnitude earthquake off Indonesia's western tip on December 26, 2004, generated a series of ... who were killed two decades ago when a tsunami hit coastlines around the Indian Ocean in ...

Villagers gather for prayers for those who lost their lives in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami in Peukan Bada, Aceh province on Dec 26, 2024, the 20th anniversary of the tsunami. (Photo: AFP ...

The day is forever seared in Neungduangjai Sritrakarn's memory: Dec. 26, 2004, the day the deadly Indian Ocean tsunami struck across South and Southeast Asia, after a 9.1 magnitude earthquake off ...

On Dec. 26, 2004, a powerful 9.1-magnitude earthquake, off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, triggered a tsunami that killed around 230,000 people across a dozen countries ...

2004 after the December 26, 2004 tsunami (top) and the same view on November 22, 2024. Picture: AFP World Vision Australia’s CEO Daniel Wordsworth “This generosity has rebuilt lives and ...