Twenty years after photographing the aftermath of a tsunami, I still check for high ground at the beach
Chief Herald photographer Nick Moir flew into Banda Aceh the day after the Boxing Day tsunami. He found a city turned upside ...
Boxing Day tsunami: Forensic investigator reflects on disaster 20 years on
As a highly-skilled forensic investigation expert, Peter Baines has encountered more death than anyone could ever fathom. After the devastating Bali bombings back in 2002, he was sent over to the ...
The 2004 tsunami was one of the worst natural disasters in recorded history. It also carried peace
The waves that shattered thousands and thousands of Indonesian families also led to peace in a province that had been racked ...
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'I thought the world was ending during Boxing Day tsunami - I don't know how I survived'
John Metcalfe, a Liverpool man living in Thailand, survived the Boxing Day Tsunami 20 years ago, enduring harrowing injuries and a fight for life against overwhelming odds with the help of his dad ...
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Tsunami 2004: what are the biggest earthquakes in history?
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 ...
‘I thought the world was ending’ as Boxing Day Tsunami washed Merseyside man away
John Metcalfe had been living in Thailand for two-and-a-half years when the devastating natural disaster hit 20 years ago ...
'Surviving the Boxing Day tsunami gave me a second chance'
"The tsunami was the catalyst for me finding my purpose, that second chance I got," she said. The 53-year-old has now written ...
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20 years since 'Armageddon' tsunami devastated 14 countries and claimed 225,000 lives
Rachel and her husband Cici were enjoying a leisurely stroll through a beachside marketplace on a paradise island when the Boxing Day tsunami struck in 2004. It was 9.45am on Thailand’s Koh Phi ...
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'Miracle boy' who clung to life during Boxing Day tsunami by living alone in swamp for 21 days
When pictures emerged of him being rescued from the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami, little Martunis' story touched millions. In an astonishing tale of hope, the seven-year-old lad was saved after 21 days ...
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Two decades on, survivors reflect on Boxing Day tsunami in new doco
Survivors of the Boxing Day tsunami, 20 years ago ... There was often more than one. Graphics illustrate how it swelled through the ocean and how they hit land. Typically, blue water turned ...