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A massive tsunami with waves up to 30 m (100 ft) high, known as the Boxing Day Tsunami after the Boxing Day holiday, or as the Asian Tsunami, [10] devastated communities along the surrounding coasts of the Indian Ocean, killing an estimated 227,898 people in 14 countries, violently in Aceh , and severely in Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu , and Khao Lak ...
Karen Jones was on holiday in Phuket on in December 2004 when a tsunami ravaged the area [BBC] Shortly before 08:00 on 26 December 2004, a magnitude 9.1 earthquake struck under the sea in northern ...
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 ...
Aerial view of new village in Banda Aceh to house people left homeless by the tsunami Indonesian tsunami victims gather under an approaching US helicopter to receive food and supplies. Although Indonesia was the first and worst hit of countries in the region, it was the last to begin receiving relief aid.
A woman enjoys the Lampuuk beach in Aceh Besar, Indonesia, on Dec. 24, 2024, ahead of the 20-year anniversary of the devastating tsunami that struck the city on December 26, 2004.
On 26 December 2004, Němcová was in Khao Lak, Thailand, with her main photographer and boyfriend, Simon Atlee, when the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami struck. [11] Atlee drowned and Němcová suffered a broken pelvis and serious internal injuries, but she managed to hold on to a palm tree for eight hours until she was rescued by ...
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 ...
23:18, 27 December 2004: Lens focal length: 6.8 mm: Orientation: Normal: Horizontal resolution: 72 dpi: Vertical resolution: 72 dpi: Software used: Adobe Photoshop CS3 Windows: File change date and time: 19:33, 30 December 2011: Y and C positioning: Centered: Exposure Program: Landscape mode (for landscape photos with the background in focus ...