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“This earthquake didn’t just break all the ... and disaster relief part of their core capabilities. “The Indian Ocean tsunami 20 years ago has reshaped the way the humanitarian community ...
People gathered in prayer and visited mass graves in Indonesia's Aceh province on Thursday to mark 20 years since the massive Indian Ocean ... 9.1 earthquake and the massive tsunami it triggered.
The tsunami prompted coastal communities in the Indian Ocean to re-evaluate their preparedness. At the time of the earthquake, there was no warning system in the region. Now, with 1,400 stations ...
The December 26, 2004, tsunami was caused by a 9.1 magnitude underwater earthquake in the Indian Ocean that triggered a tidal wave that reached speeds of up to 500 mph. The ensuing tsunami was one ...
Some 1.5 billion people living along the coast of the Indian Ocean were caught unprepared in the 2004 earthquake and tsunami. Photograph By Santosh Verma/The New York Times/Redux On December 26 ...
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 ... earthquake and the massive ...
MCCAMMON: The earthquake triggered a tsunami that washed across the Indian Ocean with waves of up to 100 feet. The disaster killed more than 200,000 people across 14 countries. Siragar ...
Survivors and victims' relatives will this week mark the 20th anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, which killed more than 220,000 people across more than a dozen countries.
Earthquake sensors hinted at the potential ... said Ardito Kodijat, head of the Indian Ocean Tsunami Information Center at UNESCO. And 20 years later, the generation born after 2004 along the ...
The tsunami wave from an anticipated earthquake off the West Coast could reach 100 feet and permanently flood parts of the ...
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck far off southwest Australia on Wednesday, but no tsunami warning was issued. The epicenter was in the Indian Ocean 2,069 kilometers ...