The earthquake that caused the Indian Ocean tsunami took place on December 26, 2004, but the extent of the event and the scale of the devastation took days to comprehend. The quake was the third ...

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 ...

An IAS officer, J. Radhakrishnan, displayed a heartwarming gesture when he officiated the wedding of Meena, the youngest ...

Boxing Day 2004 produced one of the most devastating ... The British public responded in kind and raised £10 million for the DEC’s Tsunami Earthquake Appeal in the first day alone.

NAGAPATTINAM: Meena, the youngest survivor of the 2004 tsunami from Annai Sathya Government Children’s Home, Nagapattinam, ...

On December 26, 2004, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake -- one of the strongest tremors ever recorded -- unleashed a devastating tsunami that ravaged coastal communities in Thailand, Indonesia ...

On Dec 26, 2004, a magnitude 9.1 earthquake under the Indian Ocean triggered a huge tsunami with waves up to 30m high. Only a rudimentary warning system was in place at the time, with no way to ...

IAS officer J Radhakrishnan, who led relief efforts during the 2004 tsunami in Tamil Nadu, remained a guardian to orphaned ...

On December 26, 2004, a 9.1-magnitude earthquake off ... at the mosque which was damaged by the tsunami. "On a Sunday morning where our family were all laughing together, suddenly a disaster ...

On December 26, 2004, tsunami waves as high as 30 metres (98 feet) in some areas wiped out coastal areas, splintered families, left thousands homeless and killed tourists on their winter breaks to ...