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The deadliest tsunami in recorded history was the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which killed almost 230,000 people in fourteen countries including (listed in order of confirmed fatalities) Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, Somalia, Myanmar, Maldives, Malaysia, Tanzania, Seychelles, Bangladesh, South Africa, Yemen and Kenya. [222]
The direct results caused major disruptions to living conditions and commerce in coastal provinces of surrounded countries. It is the deadliest natural disaster of the 21st century, [11] one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history, and the worst tsunami disaster in history. [12]
The Lituya Bay megatsunami caused damage at higher elevations than any other tsunami, being powerful enough to push water up the tree covered slopes of the fjord with enough force to clear trees to a reported height of 524 m (1,719 ft). [9] A 1:675 recreation of the tsunami found the wave crest was 150 m (490 ft) tall. [14]
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 ...
The new documentary series will provide "a 360-degree view into the heart-stopping events of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami that took over 225,000 lives" and include testimonies from "survivors ...
2018 Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami: Indonesia Earthquake, Tsunami September 28 2019 3,951+ 2019 European heat waves: Europe Heat wave June – July 2020 6,511 2020 South Asian floods: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka Floods May – October 2021 2,248 2021 Haiti earthquake: Haiti Earthquake August 14 2022 24,501
A Whatcom County resident survived the deadliest tsunami in recorded history when she was just 13 years old. Now, 19 years after the disaster, she’s telling her story. Monica Connelly was ...
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami: December 26, 2004: Sumatra, Indonesia: 227,898: 9.1–9.3: Death toll includes those missing and presumed dead. [10] 1303 Hongdong earthquake: July 25, 1303: Shanxi, Yuan dynasty (modern-day China) 200,000 [12] 8.0 856 Damghan earthquake: December 22, 856: Damghan, Abbasid Caliphate (modern-day Iran ...