Within 20 minutes, waves of water began to hit the coasts of surrounding islands. In Indonesia's Aceh province in Northern ...

The Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami devastated Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka and India, killing nearly 300,000 people. The earthquake that caused the Indian Ocean tsunami took place on ...

A 9.1-magnitude earthquake off the western coast ... The huge waves travelled around the Indian Ocean, hitting Sri Lanka, India and Thailand hours later. At their fastest the waves travelled ...

Today marks two decades since the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which killed around 230,000 people across multiple countries. Thailand is holding ceremonies to honour the thousands of lives lost.

Exactly 20 years ago, a magnitude-9.1 earthquake occurred on Dec. 26 off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. The resulting tsunami struck nations in the Indian Ocean including Thailand and Sri Lanka ...

In 2004, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake off the island of Sumatra in western Indonesia triggered a tsunami in the Indian Ocean that killed more than 220,000 people across 12 countries. Ali Rogin ...

As an eight-year-old boy Pirun Kla-Talay was orphaned by the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 ... selling his catch at the local market in southern Thailand. For tsunami survivors, the sea can ...

On Dec. 26, 2004, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the west coast ... ports and tourist resorts in Indonesia, Thailand, India and Sri Lanka, among other countries. Ahead of the 20th ...