The water was their livelihood. Now Thailand’s sea nomads work to preserve a vanishing way of life
The Moken, a group of indigenous people from Thailand and Myanmar, once sailed freely between the archipelago of 800 islands ...
‘I was trapped under water in horror tsunami - what saved my life shocks everyone’
Lou Harrand was on her honeymoon when the devastating 2004 Boxing Day tsunami struck and swept her away. Two decades on, she ...
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20 Years After the Tsunami: Former PM Thaksin Reflects on Crisis Management
On the 20th anniversary of the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra shared ...
Scenes of devastation from the aftermath of the Indian Ocean tsunami
On Dec. 26, 2004, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the west coast of Sumatra, causing a massive wave that devastated ...
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The 2004 tsunami killed hundreds of thousands. Are we better prepared now?
Twenty years after the deadliest wave in recorded history, most oceans have warning systems and communities have learned how best to escape the danger.
Twenty years on, Thai tsunami survivor keeps his village safe
STORY: Every day for the past 17 years, 59-year-old Banlue Choosin has stood vigil to watch for tsunamis.Cataclysm once ...
Loss And Redemption: Tsunami Survivors And The Sea
As an eight-year-old boy Pirun Kla-Talay was orphaned by the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004. Now he makes his living from the ...
Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand: The 2004 Boxing Day tsunami 20 years on
The Boxing Day tsunami interrupted a civil war, triggered the worst rail accident in history and shattered the lives of ...
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Twenty years after Indian Ocean tsunami, Thai ex-fisherman stands at the ready
Ban Nam Khem was devastated by the Indian Ocean tsunami that hit on Boxing Day in 2004, triggered by a 9.1 magnitude quake off the coast of Indonesia's Aceh province, killing some 230,000 people ...
2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami: What To Know 20 Years On
Survivors and victims' relatives will next week mark the 20th anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, ...
Years on, a tsunami-hit Indian town feels safer, but grief remains
STORY: The coastal town of Nagapattinam in southern India is scarred by tragedy.Twenty years ago, on December 26, 2004, a ...