The first gigantic wave on Dec 26, 2004 ripped open the wall of his seaside bedroom, flooded the room and washed away his ...

Commemorating the 20th anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, one of the deadliest disasters in modern history. Learn about the event, its impact, and how it shaped global disaster preparedness ...

The first inkling that things were really bad in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, was there was no news from Banda Aceh.

Siblings Edward and Olivia Soo, and Emely Chai recount their harrowing experience in Thailand, where they lost two family ...

A regular traveller to Penang, located on the northwest coast, Mr Craven’s ties to the Geelong Racing Club had linked him up ...

Twenty years ago, a powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 9.1 struck off the west coast of North Sumatra, Indonesia, sending tremors as far as Penang, ...

On Dec. 26, 2004, a powerful 9.1-magnitude earthquake, triggered a tsunami that killed around 230,000 people across a dozen countries. Some 160,000 of those were in Aceh, at the northwestern tip of ...

It has been 20 years, but emergency first responder Ng In Heang still thinks about the little girl he tried to save in the ...

Indonesians Mark 2 Decades Since the Tragic Tsunami That Killed Hundreds of Thousands BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — Two decades after a catastrophic tsunami destroyed her village, Tria Asnani ...

Twenty years after the deadliest wave in recorded history, most oceans have warning systems and communities have learned how best to escape the danger.

Worldwide death toll from the disaster in the Indian Ocean climbed to 230,000; damage estimated at $13 billion.

A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Tuesday off the coast of the Pacific island state of Vanuatu, the US Geological Survey said, triggering tsunami waves. The tremor was registered at a depth of ...