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Nearly two decades have passed since the deadliest tsunami in history, which killed more than 225,000 people. National Geographic is set to release a powerful four-part documentary series, called ...
The 2011 Asia League Ice Hockey finals between the Tōhoku Free Blades and Anyang Halla were to begin on 11 March but the five games were canceled. [147] As of 14 March 2011, no rescheduled dates were announced. The Japan national football team canceled their friendly match with Montenegro scheduled for 25 March in Shizuoka.
On Dec. 26, 2004, a 9.2-magnitude earthquake shook Southeast Asia, triggering the worst tsunami in recorded history. According to United Nations estimates, more than 220,000 people were killed ...
At the time, the U.K. native says their parents were "looking at the coast with all the other people." But by the time they got back to their room, "the mood had changed" and everyone was "running ...
The train which was struck by the tsunami. Remains of a house near Telwatte, photographed in March 2008. In Ampara District alone, more than 10,000 people died. A holiday train, the "Queen of the Sea", was struck by the tsunami near the village of Telwatta as it travelled between Colombo and Galle carrying at least 1,700 passengers, killing all but a handful on board.
In addition, the UN estimated that 655,000 people were homeless and sheltering in scattered refugee camps across the province. [3] The tsunami was as high as 51 meters (167 feet) in the area closest to the epicenter of the earthquake. Like most extremely deadly tsunamis, the tsunami was much more destructive than the earthquake that preceded it.
Countries affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. According to official estimates in India, 10,749 people were killed, 5,640 people were missing and thousands of people became homeless when a tsunami triggered by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake near the Indonesian island of Sumatra struck the southern coast on 26 December 2004.
“We are here to pay respects to the people who lost their lives.” In Sri Lanka, survivors and relatives of tsunami victims gathered at the coastal village of Pereliya and laid flowers at a memorial that commemorates nearly 2,000 passengers who died when their train, the Queen of the Sea, was hit by the wave. Only a few dozen people are ...