Christmas in 2004, when a 9.1-magnitude earthquake west of the Indonesian island of Sumatra set off a mammoth wave that was ...

The resulting tsunami struck nations in the Indian Ocean including Thailand and Sri Lanka and reached as far as Africa, killing an estimated 220,000-plus people, including about 40 Japanese.

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia — People started gathering in prayer on Thursday and visiting the mass graves in Indonesia’s Aceh province to mark 20 years since the massive Indian Ocean tsunami ...

Much has changed in the Indian Ocean since 2004. PTWC was given the temporary responsibility of issuing tsunami threat information until late 2006 when the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System ...

Survivors and families of victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami 20 years ago visited mass graves, lit candles and comforted one another across Southeast and South Asia in ceremonies on Thursday to ...

A massive 'gravity hole' pulling down the Indian Ocean has stumped scientists for years, but the mystery may have just been ...

At 07.59am local time on Boxing Day 2004, a major earthquake off the Western Coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, triggered a series of deadly tsunamis in the Indian Ocean that would go ... In Kenya, an early ...

French police say at least three people have been killed when a tropical storm packing fierce winds and torrential rains thumped the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion ...

It covers nearly three-quarters of our planet but the ocean floor is less mapped than the Moon, an astonishing fact driving a ...

On Boxing Day 2004, a tsunami devastated large parts of Southeast Asia, killing 230,000 people in 14 countries within just a few hours. Source: AP / Greg Baker/AP/AAPImage ...

Stories of loss, resilience and the enduring human spirit as survivors of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami reflect on their survival, healing and the untold stories of a global catastrophe that still ...