Boxing Day earthquake, which killed about 250K, serves as a reminder to be ready
Boxing Day, marks the 20th year since one of the world's most significant natural disasters, the Sumatra earthquake.
Boxing Day tsunami 20 years on: The North East tourists caught up in ocean disaster
More than 200,000 lives were claimed when powerful earthquake triggered a huge tsunami tidal wave on Boxing Day 2004 ...
20 years later: A look at the deadliest disaster to strike Earth in modern history
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, and ...
Prayers, tears mark 20 years since Indian Ocean tsunami that killed over 200,000
People are gathering in prayer and visiting mass graves in Indonesia’s Aceh province to mark 20 years since the massive ...
Memorials mark 20 years since Indian Ocean tsunami, one of the deadliest natural disasters in history
Christmas in 2004, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake triggered tsunami waves that killed some 230,000 people across a dozen ...
‘I thought the world was ending’ as Boxing Day Tsunami washed Merseyside man away
John Metcalfe had been living in Thailand for two-and-a-half years when the devastating natural disaster hit 20 years ago ...
Indian Ocean tsunami two decades ago left 230,000 dead and a lasting legacy
One of the deadliest natural disasters in modern history, the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami marks its 20th anniversary on Dec. 26 ...
It was white water and chaos - tsunami survivor
A survivor of the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami has recalled the moment he was awoken by "screaming and shouting" – two decades on ...
The Deadliest Tsunami Set Off Work to Be Ready for the Next Big Wave
Experts said they were “blind” to the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004. Twenty years later, working toward a world without ...
What happened to the Boxing Day tsunami babies 20 years on
The 2004 disaster hit the Indian Ocean coastline leaving thousands of children without parents. Here, former travel agent ...
Catastrophe bond market nears $50 billion after back-to-back years of record issuance
Sales of catastrophe bonds surged to $17.7 billion this year, up 7% from last year's record to bring the total market to $49.3 billion.
Boxing Day tsunami: here’s what we have learned in the 20 years since the deadliest natural disaster in modern history
On Boxing Day 2004, an earthquake in the Indian Ocean near Indonesia set off a tsunami which killed almost 250,000 people. It was the deadliest natural disaster this century, and was probably the ...