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Marking 20 years since 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami

Memorials mark 20 years since Indian Ocean tsunami, one of the deadliest natural disasters in history

Christmas in 2004, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake triggered tsunami waves that killed some 230,000 people across a dozen countries.

POLITICO on MSN · 4h

Prayers and tears mark 20 years since the Indian Ocean tsunami that killed some 230,000 people

The powerful 9.1-magnitude earthquake off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, triggered a tsunami that killed around 230,000 people across a dozen countries.

Thousands mark 20 years after deadly Indian Ocean tsunami

Survivors and families of victims visited mass graves, lit candles and comforted one another across Southeast and South Asia in ceremonies to mark the disaster that killed some 230,000 people.

Tsunami memorials begin

The New York Times · 10h

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 Thailand were devastated, too. More than a thousand miles apart, across the Indian Ocean, hundreds of coastal communities were united in their grief, and in facing years of rebuilding and regrouping.

Voice of America · 14h

Asia to mourn tsunami dead with ceremonies on 20th anniversary

On Dec. 26, 2004, a massive earthquake off Indonesia generated a series of massive waves that killed 226,408 people

Daily Journal · 19h

Tsunami memorials begin as Asia mourns disaster 20 years on

Emotional ceremonies began across Asia on Thursday to remember the 220,000 people who died two decades ago when a tsunami devastated coastal areas around the Indian Ocean, in one of

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After the tsunami: Banda Aceh, Indonesia, 20 years on

On 26 December 2004, a magnitude 9.1 undersea earthquake struck 240km west of Sumatra, Indonesia, rupturing the greatest ...

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American survivors recall the harrowing moments of the century's deadliest tsunami

I don’t wish ever a disaster of this magnitude on anyone,” one woman said. But the 2004 Asian tsunami also made her realize, ...

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Aceh Tsunami: Monuments help to remember disasters—and forget them

Memory canonization is evident in the creation of disaster monuments and commemoration events, including in Aceh.

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'Surviving the Boxing Day tsunami gave me a second chance'

Ani Naqvi remembers the Boxing Day tsunami 20 years ago not just as the day when she nearly lost her life but one that gave ...

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20 years after a devastating tsunami, a survivor celebrates what the disaster has given him

The Asian tsunami that crashed into coastal communities around the Indian Ocean on Dec. 26, 2004, is this century’s deadliest ...

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