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  2. Indian Ocean tsunami two decades ago left 230,000 dead and a ...

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    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.

  3. List of tsunamis - Wikipedia

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    A tsunami hitting a coastline. This article lists notable tsunamis, which are sorted by the date and location that they occurred.. Because of seismic and volcanic activity associated with tectonic plate boundaries along the Pacific Ring of Fire, tsunamis occur most frequently in the Pacific Ocean, [1] but are a worldwide natural phenomenon.

  4. Humanitarian response to the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake

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    Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) Hovercraft from USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) delivering supplies to the citizens of Meulaboh, Indonesia, after the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami. The humanitarian response to the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake of a magnitude of 9.1 was prompted by one of the worst natural disasters of modern times.

  5. 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  6. 20 years later: A look at the deadliest disaster to strike ...

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    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 ...

  7. It was white water and chaos - tsunami survivor

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    A survivor of the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami has recalled the moment he was awoken by "screaming and shouting" – two decades on from one of the deadliest disasters ever recorded.

  8. File:Tsunami 2004 aftermath. Aceh, Indonesia, 2005. Photo ...

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  9. Survivors Mark 20 Years Since World's Deadliest Tsunami ... - AOL

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    People gathered at mass graves in Indonesia, Thailand and other places along the Indian Ocean