Indian Ocean tsunami anniversary: A call to safeguard future ... - UN News
15 hours ago · On the sombre twentieth anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami, a disaster that claimed over 230,000 lives across 14 nations, UN officials on Thursday called for a renewed global commitment to safeguard future generations from similar catastrophes. On Boxing Day – 26 December 2004, a 9.1 ...
Indian Ocean tsunami memorials mark 20 years since one of ... - CBS News
19 hours ago · The day after Christmas in 2004, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake under the Indian Ocean triggered tsunami waves that killed some 230,000 people across a dozen countries.
Mourners mark 20 years since deadly Indian Ocean tsunami : NPR
20 hours ago · Mourners mark 20 years since deadly Indian Ocean tsunami Triggered by a 9.1 magnitude earthquake off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, the catastrophic event was the deadliest tsunami ...
Thousands mark 20 years after deadly Indian Ocean tsunami
22 hours ago · Survivors and families of victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami 20 years ago visited mass graves, lit candles and comforted one another across Southeast and South Asia in ceremonies on Thursday to mark the disaster that killed some 230,000 people. The tsunami on Dec. 26, 2004 was triggered by a 9.1 ...
Indian Ocean tsunami anniversary: Survivors recall experiences - NBC News
22 hours ago · Twenty years ago, the world was stunned by the Asian tsunami, whose towering waves killed an estimated 230,000 people in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand and other countries the day after ...
2004 Indian Ocean tsunami: Prayers, tears mark ... - Associated Press News
1 day ago · BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — People gathered in prayer and visited mass graves in Indonesia’s Aceh province on Thursday to mark 20 years since the massive Indian Ocean tsunami hit the region in one of modern history’s worst natural disasters.. Many wept as they placed flowers at a mass grave in Ulee Lheue village, where more than 14,000 unidentified tsunami victims are buried.
Thousands mark 20 years after deadly Indian Ocean tsunami
1 day ago · Dec 26 (Reuters) - Survivors and families of victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami 20 years ago visited mass graves, lit candles and comforted one another across Southeast and South Asia in ...
Indian Ocean Tsunami Was the Deadliest in History. 20 Years …
1 day ago · Experts said they were “blind” to the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004. Twenty years later, working toward a world without tsunami deaths is a challenge. By Katrina Miller The Indian Ocean tsunami ...
Prayers, tears mark 20 years since Indian Ocean tsunami that …
1 day ago · People are gathering in prayer and visiting mass graves in Indonesia’s Aceh province to mark 20 years since the massive Indian Ocean tsunami, one of modern history’s worst natural disasters
20 years after Indian Ocean tsunami, boy found in mud embraces …
3 days ago · KURUKKAL MADAM, Sri Lanka (AP) — Pulled from the mud as an infant after the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004, and reunited with his parents following an emotional court battle, the boy once known as “Baby 81” is now a 20-year-old dreaming of higher education.. Jayarasa Abilash’s story symbolized that of the families torn apart by one of the worst natural calamities in modern ...
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