SRI LANKA, — This December marks the 20th anniversary of the Boxing Day tsunami, one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history. On Dec. 26, 2004, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the ...

Two decades have passed since a massive tsunami struck the Indian Ocean on Boxing Day. In Sri Lanka, the tsunami claimed over 36,000 lives and displaced more than 500,000 people. This catastrophe, the ...

A survivor of the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami has recalled the moment he was awoken by “screaming and shouting” – two decades on from one of the deadliest disasters ever recorded. Daniel Poole had been on ...

Countries across Asia held ceremonies to remember the hundreds of thousands of people who were killed during the massive Indian Ocean tsunami two decades ago. People gathered in prayer and visited ...

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Daniel Poole was travelling in Sri Lanka when he was hit by the tsunami, whilst Rachel Harvey witnessed the devastation in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. Sign Up and be kept in the loop each and every day ...