enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean...

    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 ...

  3. 2004 Sri Lanka tsunami train wreck - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Sri_Lanka_tsunami...

    The 2004 Sri Lanka tsunami train wreck is the largest single rail disaster in world history by death toll, with 1,000 fatalities or more. It occurred when a crowded passenger train (No 50, Matara Express) was destroyed on a coastal railway in Sri Lanka by a tsunami that followed the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. The tsunami subsequently caused ...

  4. Countries affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and ...

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countries_affected_by_the...

    The earthquake itself, with a moment magnitude of around 9.2-9.3, devastated Aceh Province, Indonesia, while the tsunami affected countries all around the Indian Ocean. Nations which were affected are listed below in alphabetical order. For detailed information about each country affected by the earthquake and tsunami, see their individual ...

  5. Humanitarian response to the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanitarian_response_to...

    World Vision completed the final stage of its three-year Asia Tsunami Response (Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand). The US$346.5 million-organization's largest relief effort-program encompassed emergency relief, community rehabilitation (including child-focused programs), livelihood recovery, and infrastructure rehabilitation.

  6. 2006 Pangandaran earthquake and tsunami - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Pangandaran...

    A tsunami warning system was not in operation at the time of the shock, but the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Hawaii) and the Japan Meteorological Agency posted a tsunami watch, based on the occurrence of a M7.2 earthquake. The bulletin came within 30 minutes of the shock, but ...

  7. 2010 Mentawai earthquake and tsunami - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Mentawai_earthquake...

    Many villages on the islands were affected by the tsunami, which reached a height of 3 m (9 ft) and swept as far as 600 m (1800 ft) inland. The tsunami caused widespread destruction that displaced more than 20,000 people and affected about 4,000 households. 435 people were reported to have been killed, with over 100 more still missing. [3]

  8. Effect of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake on Thailand

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effect_of_the_2004_Indian...

    Map showing the provinces of Thailand affected. Thailand was one of the 14 countries affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami on 26 December 2004. It left behind unprecedented damage and destruction in six provinces of Thailand, impacting 407 villages, completely destroying 47 of them, including prominent tourist resorts like Khao Lak.

  9. Effect of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake on Malaysia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effect_of_the_2004_Indian...

    Cars struck by the tsunami in Gurney Drive, George Town, Penang. The then-Prime Minister, Dato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, cut short his holiday in Spain after five days of the diplomatic trip to India and returned to Malaysia. He instructed the government to cancel all New Year celebrations and urged all parties, including the private sector ...