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 ...
Twenty years after Indian Ocean tsunami, Thai ex-fisherman stands at the ready
Banlue Choosin has been monitoring the seas around Thailand's southern Phang Nga province for signs of abnormality for nearly ...
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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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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...