On 26 December 2004, a magnitude 9.1 undersea earthquake struck 240km west of Sumatra, Indonesia, rupturing the greatest ...

On 26 December 2004 at 07:59 local time, a magnitude 9.1 undersea earthquake struck 240km west of Sumatra, Indonesia ... particularly the capital Banda Aceh, where waves of up to 20-30m swept ...

Infrastructure in Aceh has been rebuilt and is now more resilient than before the tsunami struck. Early warning systems have ...

during the 2004 Tsunami Commemoration ceremony in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, 26 December 2024. EFE/EPA/HOTLI SIMANJUNTAK Other coastal towns in Sumatra, such as Calang and Meulaboh, were also affected ...

Residents of Indonesia Aceh province in the northern tip of Sumatra Island paid tribute on Thursday to relatives family members and friends who lost ...

With flickering candles and the sound of organs, hundreds of Catholics held a muted Christmas Eve mass in Indonesia's Aceh ...

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia — People gathered in prayer ... The powerful earthquake off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Dec. 26, 2004, triggered a tsunami that killed around 230,000 ...

In Thailand, people gathered at a memorial ceremony in Ban Nam Khem, a small fishing village in Phang Nga province that bore ...

This is a recollection of my experience covering the Asian tsunami as an Australian photographer in Banda Aceh. Other photographer friends who also covered this horrific disaster in Indonesia ...