Indonesia and Thailand mark 20 years since devastating Boxing Day ...
Dec 26, 2024 · Indonesia and Thailand mark 20 years since devastating Boxing Day tsunami which killed 230,000 across a dozen countries . A 9.1-magnitude earthquake on 26 December 2004 caused a tsunami which hit ...
Prayers and tears mark 20 years since the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami
Dec 26, 2024 · People have gathered in prayer and visited mass graves in Indonesia's Aceh province to mark the 20th anniversary of the massive Indian Ocean tsunami. On Boxing Day in 2004, a powerful 9.1-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Sumatra triggered the giant wave that killed about 230,000 people.
Indonesia and Thailand mark 20 years since devastating Boxing Day ...
Dec 26, 2024 · Indonesia and Thailand are marking 20 years since a tsunami caused the death of hundreds of thousands of people in one of the worst natural disasters in modern history. People started gathering in prayer today and visiting mass graves in Aceh, one of the worst-hit areas by the Boxing Day Indian Ocean tsunami which killed an estimated 230,000 people across a dozen countries. The tsunami was ...
Indonesia and Thailand mark 20 years of devastating Boxing Day tsunami ...
Dec 26, 2024 · People gathered in prayer and visited mass graves in Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, and India to mark 20 years since 228,000 people lost their lives in one of the worst natural disasters in...
Boxing Day tsunami: 20 year anniversary events remember …
Dec 26, 2024 · The powerful earthquake off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra on December 26, 2004, triggered a tsunami that killed around 230,000 people across a dozen countries, reaching as far as ...
Boxing Day Tsunami 20 years on: 'I had survivor's guilt' - Sky News
Dec 25, 2024 · It triggered a tsunami that swept through the region and took the lives of around 230,000 people across 14 countries, with Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and India badly hit.
'Surviving the Boxing Day tsunami gave me a second chance'
She had just turned 33 and was visiting a friend in the Sri Lankan surfing village of Arugam Bay on 26 December 2004 when one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded struck off the coast of...
Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand: The 2004 Boxing Day tsunami …
Dec 20, 2024 · The Boxing Day tsunami interrupted a civil war, triggered the worst rail accident in history and shattered the lives of millions. Twenty years on, the survivors share their incredible stories.
'Surviving the Boxing Day tsunami gave me a second chance'
Dec 26, 2024 · The 2004 Boxing Day tsunami is one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history. Two decades on, eyewitnesses share their story of survival. Watch on iPlayer
Victims and survivors of Boxing Day tsunami remembered 20 …
Dec 26, 2024 · 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 ...