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 a tsunami that impacted ...
Opinion: 20 years ago a tsunami killed 230,000 people. We can do better now.
The tsunami that rose from this great shifting of tectonic plates reached over 115 feet in some places and ultimately killed ...
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Looking back at the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami 20 years later
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 ...
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On Simeulue island in Indonesia, folk knowledge helped people escape 2004 tsunami
Nearly a quarter of a million people died from the earthquake and tsunami of December 26, 2004; the majority of deaths were in Indonesia. But one island, off the coast of the hardest-hit province in ...
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Some people on Indonesia’s Simeulue island relied on folklore to escape the 2004 tsunami
The majority of deaths from the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami were in Indonesia. But the island of Simeulue was largely spared.
20 Years Since the Deadly Tsunami in Asia
The brunt of the tsunami was felt in the Indonesian province of Aceh, where 170,000 people perished. Sri Lanka, India and ...
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M4.9 Earthquake Shakes West Sumatra, BMKG: No Tsunami Potential
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - A tectonic earthquake with updated parameters of magnitude 4.9 shook Padang Pariaman City in West Sumatra. Head of the Earthquake ... With this intensity, the tremor was felt by ...
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After 20 years, the post-tsunami generation in Indonesia stays vigilant for future disasters
In a public high school, students regularly take part in disaster simulations and get ready to evacuate ahead of a possible ...