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Tsunami survivor Dendy Montgomery, 46, wasn't planning on working on Dec. 26, 2004 — then the world's worst tsunami was triggered by a 9.1 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Indonesia
Louis Mullan and his brother Theo last saw their parents on the beach in Khao Lak, Thailand just before the historic Dec. 26, 2004, tsunami brought devastation "We flew back on the first of Jan ...
A convoy of fire engines in the tsunami zone. The aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami included both a humanitarian crisis and massive economic impacts. The tsunami created over 300,000 refugees in the Tōhoku region of Japan, and resulted in shortages of food, water, shelter, medicine and fuel for survivors. 15,900 deaths have been confirmed.
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 least two people were killed by the tsunami in Ukai Horyumachi District, [124] however the total tsunami death toll may have been at least 26 including 24 in Ukai Horyumachi. [125] The tsunami in Ukai Horyumachi reached up to 5.45 m (17.9 ft) and almost every building in the town within a block of the coast was swept away or damaged beyond ...
The tsunami left both the people and government of India in a state of heightened alert. On 30 December 2004, four days after the tsunami, Terra Research notified the India government that its sensors indicated there was a possibility of 7.9 to 8.1 magnitude tectonic shift in the next 12 hours between Sumatra and New Zealand. [ 177 ]
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 ...
On Car Nicobar, 111 Indian Air Force personnel and their family members were washed away when the tsunami severely damaged their air base. [9] St. Thomas Cathedral (also known as the John Richardson church after John Richardson, a missionary and member of parliament) was washed away. The church, established in 1930 was one of the oldest and ...