Through collaborations with communities, Mercy Corps is supporting locally led disaster preparedness in the wake of the 2004 ...

The in-depth story of the Sri Lanka Tsunami Train Disaster 2004 (a Train Wreck Documentary). It’s a busy day at the Ambalangoda train station. The No. 50 Matara Express, meaning Queen of the Sea, has ...

Commemorating 20 years since the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, the deadliest in history, and its enduring legacy.

The 2004 tsunami was not simply a natural disaster but a graphic exposure of the failure of the capitalist system, the ruling ...

Let’s get the elephant out of the room: a two-hour documentary built around the trauma and grief of those caught up in the ...

“Everybody was very intrigued by it, and we all stood at the seaside to look at it again,” he said, recalling the fateful day of the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004. When another large wave ...

Sirachai Arunrugstichai/Getty Thousands gathered in mourning on Thursday, Dec. 26, to mark two decades since the world’s largest tsunami. On Dec. 26, 2004, in one of the worst natural ...

That early Boxing Day morning in 2004 had begun like any other day in ... one of the largest ever earthquakes triggered a tsunami with waves of up to 100 feet that devastated communities across ...

The tsunami on Dec. 26, 2004 was triggered by a 9.1 magnitude quake off the coast of Indonesia's Aceh province, sending waves as high as 17.4 meters (57 feet) slamming into coastlines of Indonesia, ...

The lack of tsunami early warning systems in the Indian Ocean before the 2004 tsunami had made the disaster's impact worse. No seismic stations covered the entire area, and no telecommunication ...

On Dec 26, 2004, a 9.1-magnitude earthquake off Indonesia ... India and Thailand, which the tsunami hit hours later. “I thought it was doomsday,” said Mr Hasnawati, a 54-year-old teacher ...

As vigils are held to commemorate 20 years since the Boxing Day tsunami, reminders of that horrific day are still visible. See the incredible photos. Twenty years after the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami ...