Twenty years on, Banda Aceh has been rebuilt and is ... The largest of the city's mass graves is Siron Tsunami Memorial Park where 46,718 unidentified bodies are buried. On a commemorative ...

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 ...

Qurrata Ayuni, a 28-year-old tsunami survivor, operates a coffee machine at the cafe she runs in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim) Qurrata Ayuni ...

People play in the water at Ulee Lheue beach which was one of the areas hardest hit by Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004, in Banda Aceh, Aceh Province, Indonesia, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (AP Photo ...

such as the Aceh Tsunami Museum and the Tsunami Poles erected in over 50 locations across Banda Aceh and Aceh Besar. The establishment of disaster memorials is always political. Disaster monuments ...

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — Two decades after a catastrophic tsunami destroyed her village, Tria Asnani still cries when she recalls how she lost her mother while trying to escape the giant waves.

The bodies of 15 men were discovered in 11 hidden graves in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas, an area shaken by ongoing violence between two notorious drug cartels, local authorities said on ...

Officials said there are no tsunami threats to the state. However, residents who live near the area may feel aftershocks.

PHANG-NGA, Thailand: When the Indian Ocean tsunami hit the south-western coast of Thailand in 2004, it claimed over 5,000 lives. But the local indigenous Moken people miraculously survived with ...

After a landmark year in which she achieved several notable footballing firsts, Zambia's Barbra Banda could be forgiven for resting on her laurels. Instead, the woman crowned Africa's best on 16 ...

The researchers are planning to conduct simulations using a dummy and stream reproduction equipment based on the estimated tsunami depth and speed at spots where bodies were discovered.

Body language is a silent orchestra, as people constantly give clues to what they’re thinking and feeling. Non-verbal messages including body movements, facial expressions, vocal tone and volume ...