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. Biden to ban ...

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 ...

It was the worst tsunami disaster in history. The clearing-up process in Galle, southern Sri Lanka, in 2004 The Boxing Day earthquake struck at 7.59am local time and, during the day, multiple ...

Today marks 20 years since the massive Boxing day tsunami which caused widespread destruction, displacement and death in countries on the Indian Ocean rim. A 9.0 earthquake struck off the West ...

Entire communities were erased. It was the deadliest tsunami in recorded history. No one was immune to the giant wave, which was triggered by a 9.1 magnitude earthquake off the coast of the ...

Twenty years have now passed since a massive earthquake and subsequent tsunami devastated communities in Southeast Asia, resulting in more than 220,000 confirmed deaths and millions displaced ...

mostly in the four worst-affected countries, but Indonesia recorded the most deaths at over 170,000. open image in gallery India women offer tributes in memory of the victims of the 2004 tsunami ...

Here is a look back at the impact of the deadliest tsunami in history. The tsunami was triggered by the longest faultline rupture from an earthquake ever observed, seconds before 7:59 am on ...

Japan’s Meteorological Agency withdrew a tsunami advisory after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake occurred off the coast of ...