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PETER YOUNG: Remembering the horror of the tsunami
# To live daily in perpetual fear of the deadly consequences of something that may or may not happen and, anyway, may not affect one individually, is impossible if people are to remain sufficiently ...
Henley Standard23h
10 years ago
A WOMAN whose sister was killed in the tsunami in the Indian Ocean exactly 10 years ago says she can never forget her. Lisa May died in the disaster on Boxing Day 2004 while on holiday in Thailand ...
Associated Press1d
Trauma lingers on for survivors of the deadly tsunami that hit Thailand 20 years ago
The 20-year-old freshman student was still asleep that Sunday morning at the family’s house on the Andaman Sea coast of ...
EDP 242d
Inquest into death of Thomas Hurren opens in Norfolk
An inquest has been opened into the death of a man who was killed in a crash on the A47. Thomas Hurren, 36, died on December 11 in a collision between Gorleston and Hopton. The inquest proceedings ...
Church Times2d
Boxing Day tsunami remembered, 20 years on
Across south-east Asia, people marked the 20th anniversary on Boxing Day, gathering in prayer at mass-grave sites, in which ...
It was just death and devastation absolutely everywhere after 2004 Boxing Day tsunami, say Australian forensic experts
When the destruction of the Boxing Day tsunami swept across 14 countries killing more than 227,000 people, it prompted an ...
American survivors recall the harrowing moments of the century's deadliest tsunami
I don’t wish ever a disaster of this magnitude on anyone,” one woman said. But the 2004 Asian tsunami also made her realize ...
PBS3d
Looking back at the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami 20 years later
This week marks 20 years since one of the worst natural disasters in modern history. In 2004, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake off the island of Sumatra in western Indonesia triggered a tsunami in the ...
readersdigest4d
How Boxing Day got its name
That’s why the countries of the British commonwealth have set aside the day after Christmas as Boxing Day, and its purpose was to bring a bit of magic to those who could use it. So what is Boxing Day ...
World Wildlife Fund5d
From ruin to resilience: What the 2004 tsunami taught us about disaster recovery
Twenty years ago today, a 9.1-magnitude earthquake unleashed a tsunami across the Indian Ocean region. Towering waves, some ...
BenarNews5d
On 20th anniversary of Indian Ocean Tsunami, disaster preparedness questioned
The tsunami struck in the wake of a 9.1 magnitude earthquake off Sumatra island on Dec. 26, 2004. Its massive waves traveled thousands of miles, wreaking devastation and killing more than 230,000 ...
Ealing Times5d
Victims and survivors of Boxing Day tsunami remembered 20 years on
Victims and survivors of the Boxing Day tsunami are being remembered 20 years on from the disaster. A 9.1 magnitude earthquake beneath the Indian Ocean on December 26 2004 triggered the tsunami which ...