Survivors and victims' relatives will this week mark the 20th anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, which killed more than 220,000 people across more than a dozen countries.

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 ...

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, on Thursday.

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 ...

December 26, 2004 [AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe] The Indian Ocean tsunami was one of the greatest disasters of the past 100 years. The worst hit was Indonesia where more than 165,000 people died.

NBC Universal, Inc. People gathered in prayer and visited ... Relatives of victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami hold a candle light vigil as they participate on the 20th anniversary, at ...

(AP Photo/Reza Saifullah) A man prays at a mass grave of victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Reza Saifullah) People pray at a mass ...

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, on Thursday. Even though ...