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A massive tsunami with waves up to 30 m (100 ft) high, known as the Boxing Day Tsunami after the Boxing Day holiday, or as the Asian Tsunami, [10] devastated communities along the surrounding coasts of the Indian Ocean, killing an estimated 227,898 people in 14 countries, violently in Aceh , and severely in Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu , and Khao Lak ...
Aftermath of the 2004-12-26 Tsunami in Sri Lanka; Kalutara, Sri Lanka [permanent dead link ] Quickbird satellite image, DigitalGlobe Inc., 26 December 2004; How to help Sri Lanka Archived 17 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine A collaboration tool for all volunteer organizations who want to help Sri Lanka Recover from the Disaster
The federal government created incentives for private donations: it announced that it would match donations dollar-for-dollar and decided to bend the rules by allowing tsunami-related donations made before 11 January 2005 to be claimed on 2004 income-tax returns. On 7 January CBC announced plans for a tsunami benefit concert on 13 January.
The aftermath of the tsunami in Sri Lanka (ShelterBox) ... Ms Harvey added that the lessons learned from the response to the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami are all the more important now that the number ...
Tsunami aftermath in Sri Lanka. A look at the scale of the 2004 tsunami 'It was scary, we were fighting for our lives' "The tsunami was the catalyst for me finding my purpose, that second chance I ...
A woman enjoys the Lampuuk beach in Aceh Besar, Indonesia, on Dec. 24, 2024, ahead of the 20-year anniversary of the devastating tsunami that struck the city on December 26, 2004.
The Operation Sea Waves disaster relief operation was undertaken by the Indian Armed Forces in the aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Sea Waves was focused on rescue and relief efforts on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. [1] On the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, the most severe damage occurred on the southern Nicobar islands.
In the aftermath of the tragedy, Modin says she was wrapped with wire around her body and pinned by planks for hours before she was finally rescued ... 2004, tsunami but says fewer young people ...