December 26, 2004. The Queen of the Sea express departs Ambalangoda, packed with holiday travelers. But just miles down the tracks, a wall of water taller than the train is charging ashore. With ...

Thursday marked the 20th anniversary since the Boxing Day tsunami killed more than 220,000 civilians including 26 Australians. The 9.1 magnitude earthquake devastated the Indonesian island of Sumatra.

A couple have been reliving the astonishing moment they learned a palm tree planted in memory of their daughter the day before the Boxing Day tsunami had survived the disaster. Mary and Graham ...

Nearly a quarter of a million people died in the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, the majority of deaths in Indonesia. Now, at least half of the 140,000 houses reconstructed in the ...

The first and only tsunami that Sri Lanka experienced was on Boxing Day (26th) of December 2004. My wife and I, as usual, went down to Modara in Moratuwa to purchase our seafood requirements of ...

I n the aftermath of the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami that devastated Sri Lanka and many other countries on Boxing Day 2004, I was the least likely candidate to volunteer my help. Footage ...

News UK News Boxing Day tsunami 'Boxing Day Tsunami 20 years ago today saw me lose my two sons and fiancé in an instant' Sharon Howard has returned to Thailand to mark the 20th anniversary of ...

A 9.1 magnitude earthquake beneath the Indian Ocean on December 26 2004 triggered the tsunami which killed more than 200,000 people. The Prime Minister was among those paying tribute, saying his ...

But the nightmarish memory of Boxing Day 2004 lives on for so many, and the 225,000 lives lost will never be forgotten. Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at [email protected].

He said: “The Boxing Day tsunami was such a huge tragedy that sent shockwaves all over the world. "The response we received to our appeal from readers was truly stunning, and it was heartwarming in ...