Boxing Day tsunami marks 20th anniversary

‘I thought the world was ending’ as Boxing Day Tsunami washed Merseyside man away
John Metcalfe had been living in Thailand for two-and-a-half years when the devastating natural disaster hit 20 years ago
Boxing Day tsunami a reminder we are all in harm’s way
A tsunami warning system was built after the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami catastrophe but can we ever be thoroughly prepared for such a disaster?
Boxing Day tsunami marks 20th anniversary after claiming more than 220,000 lives
It has been 20 years since the catastrophic 2004 Boxing Day tsunami swept across the Indian Ocean and caused death and destruction on an immense scale. A 9.1 magnitude undersea earthquake triggered the tsunami, toppling buildings, shifting ships ...
'Surviving the Boxing Day tsunami changed my life'
She was on a diving holiday with her partner in the Sri Lankan coastal town of Hikkaduwa on Boxing Day 2004 when the country was devastated by a huge tsunami. Ms Mills-Porter, from Cofton Hackett, Worcestershire,
I lost two sons & fiancé in Boxing Day tsunami – it destroyed my life – but I had to go back there for 20th anniversary
TSUNAMI survivor Sharon Howard sobs as she lays flowers at the Thailand hotel where she last saw her fiance and two sons 20 years ago to the day. While families around the country gather for
Program: Surviving the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami
Around a quarter of a million people are estimated to have died in the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami, more than half of them from Aceh province in Indonesia. One-thousand kilometres of coastline around the province were smashed by the wave,
Remembering the Boxing Day tsunami
This Boxing Day marks the 20th anniversary of the catastrophic Indian Ocean tsunami, one of the deadliest natural disaste
Boxing Day tsunami: The story of survivor who inspired Cristiano Ronaldo
Martunis - who was seven at the time - was found by a Sky News team 21 days after the disaster on a beach in Indonesia, as he searched in hope of being reunited with his family.
Boxing Day tsunami: here’s what we have learned in the 20 years since the deadliest natural disaster in modern history
On Boxing Day 2004, an earthquake in the Indian Ocean near Indonesia set off a tsunami which killed almost 250,000 people. It ...
Frenchwoman’s 20 years of helping Thai school after daughter died in Boxing Day tsunami
Elisabeth Zana thought her life was over after her daughter died in the 2004 tsunami. Instead she began helping a Thai school ...
Former forensic investigator runs 1,400km to support Boxing Day tsunami victims
Boxing Day tsunami, forensic investigator Peter Baines wanted to create good from the enormity of loss. Twenty years on, he ...
Nine-year-old Intan was swept away in the Boxing Day tsunami. She clung to a dead body to stay alive
A tsunami hit her city, Banda Aceh, in Indonesia after a 9.1 magnitude earthquake about 250km away.  The US National Oceanic ...
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Boxing Day 2004 tsunami 20th anniversary: Emotional ceremonies mark disaster
Don't miss out on the headlines from World. Followed categories will be added to My News. Twenty years after the 2004 ...
Boxing Day tsunami 20 years on: Veteran aid worker remembers the horror - and the human resilience
Alex Snary, a veteran aid worker, witnessed the devastation of the Boxing Day tsunami, which killed at least 250,000 people ...
'I was trapped under water in horror tsunami - what saved my life shocks everyone'
Lou Harrand was on her honeymoon when the devastating 2004 Boxing Day tsunami struck and swept her away. Two decades on, she ...
‘Pain of memories’: Anthony Albanese commemorates Boxing Day tsunami
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has released a video message commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Boxing Day tsunami.