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Victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:2004 deaths . It includes 2004 deaths that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.
The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami occurred on Sunday, December 26, 2004. The earthquake itself, with a moment magnitude of around 9.2-9.3, devastated Aceh Province, Indonesia, while the tsunami affected countries all around the Indian Ocean. Nations which were affected are listed below in alphabetical order.
Memorial dedicated to victims of the tsunami in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka, written in Tamil. According to USAID, the US has pledged additional funds in long-term U.S. support to help the tsunami victims rebuild their lives. On 9 February 2005, President Bush asked Congress to increase the U.S. commitment to a total of US$950 million.
Mr and Mrs Linch founded Aurora Charity and donors helped fund 40 homes, a Montessori school, four shops and a community centre for 300 people whose lives and homes were torn apart by the tsunami.
Victims and survivors of the Boxing Day tsunami are being remembered 20 years on from the disaster. A 9.1 magnitude earthquake beneath the Indian Ocean on December 26 2004 triggered the tsunami ...
The tsunami on Dec. 26, 2004 was triggered by a 9.1 magnitude quake off the coast of Indonesia's Aceh province, sending waves as high as 17.4 meters (57 feet) slamming into coastlines of Indonesia ...
The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake (moment magnitude 9.1–9.3) [44] triggered a series of tsunamis on 26 December 2004 that devastated coastlines surrounding the Indian Ocean, killing an estimated 227,898 people (167,540 in Indonesia alone), making it the deadliest tsunami and one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded 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 ...