Within 20 minutes, waves of water began to hit the coasts of surrounding islands. In Indonesia's Aceh province in Northern ...
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.
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 ...
India and Thailand. More than 170,000 people died in Indonesia alone. A woman sprinkles water on a stone marking a mass grave of victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami in Banda Aceh, Indonesia ...
Today marks two decades since the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which killed around 230,000 people across multiple countries. Thailand is holding ceremonies to honour the thousands of lives lost.
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?
On December 26, 2004, a magnitude 9.1 earthquake under the Indian Ocean triggered a ... The 2004 tsunami killed more than 5,000 people in Thailand, according to official figures, with 3,000 ...
A relative of a victim of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami participates in its 20th anniversary at Tsunami Memorial Park at Ban Nam Khem, Takuapa district of Phang Nga province, southern Thailand ...
As an eight-year-old boy Pirun Kla-Talay was orphaned by the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 ... catch at the local market in southern Thailand. For tsunami survivors, the sea can represent both ...
BAN NAM KHEM, Thailand (AP ... the day the deadly Indian Ocean tsunami struck across South and Southeast Asia, after a 9.1 magnitude earthquake off the west coast of Indonesia’s Sumatra ...
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 ...