Tearful mourners prayed Thursday as ceremonies began across Asia to remember the 220,000 people who died two decades ago when a tsunami hit coastlines around the Indian Ocean, in one of the world's ...
Exclusive: Two decades have marched by since Joe Giardina lost his 'joyful' and 'loving' son Paul but his memory burns brighter than ever.Joe, his wife Evanna and their 16-year-old son Paul were on ...
A woman who survived the Boxing Day tsunami 20 years ago said the disaster has given her an "extraordinary purpose" in life.
I don’t wish ever a disaster of this magnitude on anyone,” one woman said. But the 2004 Asian tsunami also made her realize, ...
Infrastructure in Aceh has been rebuilt and is now more resilient than before the tsunami struck. Early warning systems have ...
The earthquake and tsunami claimed the lives of over 200,000 people, the deadliest natural disaster of the 21st century.
People are gathering in prayer and visiting mass graves in Indonesia’s Aceh province to mark 20 years since the massive ...
In Aceh, Indonesia, thousands gathered to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami which took 230,000 lives across multiple countries. Survivors prayed at mass graves, recalling ...
Understanding of the Sumatran subduction zone and its hazards has increased since the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and ...
Twenty years ago, a tsunami devastated coastal communities along the Indian Ocean. NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Margarettha Siregar, who helped respond to the disaster in Indonesia.