Mourners mark 20 years since Indian Ocean tsunami that killed some 230,000 people By The Associated Press (NPR) BANDA ACEH, Indonesia Dec. 26, 2024 7:21 a.m.

Prayers and tears mark 20 years since the Indian Ocean tsunami that killed some 230,000 people The powerful earthquake off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Dec. 26, 2004, triggered ...

People are gathering in prayer and visiting mass graves in Indonesia’s Aceh province to mark 20 years since the massive Indian Ocean tsunami, one of modern history’s worst natural disasters. A ...

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The tsunami wave from an anticipated earthquake off the West Coast could reach 100 feet and permanently flood parts of the coast.

A relative of a victim of a 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami participates in its 20th anniversary at Tsunami Memorial Park at Ban Nam Khem, Takuapa district of Phang Nga province, southern Thailand ...

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia — People gathered in prayer and visited mass graves in Indonesia’s Aceh province on Thursday to mark 20 years since the massive Indian Ocean tsunami hit the region in one ...

Just after Christmas, the Indian Ocean tsunami killed nearly a quarter of a million people. Among the worst hit areas was the Indonesian province of Aceh, where more than 175,000 people died.

Prayers and tears mark 20 years since the Indian Ocean tsunami that killed some 230,000 people A woman weeps during a prayer marking 20 years of the massive Indian Ocean tsunami, in Banda Aceh ...