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Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) Hovercraft from USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) delivering supplies to the citizens of Meulaboh, Indonesia, after the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami. The humanitarian response to the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake of a magnitude of 9.1 was prompted by one of the worst natural disasters of modern times.
Operation Unified Assistance was the American military's humanitarian response to the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. On 28 December 2004, elements of the Combined Support Force were deployed to U-Tapao International Airport in Thailand. More than 12,600 Department of Defense personnel were involved in the relief effort.
Initial earthquake and aftershocks measuring greater than 4.0 M w from 26 December 2004 to 10 January 2005 Aftershocks of 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake Numerous aftershocks were reported off the Andaman Islands , the Nicobar Islands and the region of the original epicentre in the hours and days that followed.
Louis Mullan and Paul Murray were caught up in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
People gathered at mass graves in Indonesia, Thailand and other places along the Indian Ocean
A Whatcom County resident survived the deadliest tsunami in recorded history when she was just 13 years old. ... 2004, when the Indian Ocean Tsunami, also known as the Boxing Day Tsunami, struck ...
On 26 December 2004 starting at 00:58:53 UTC, a massive earthquake measuring between 9.1 and 9.3 on the moment magnitude scale occurred off the West coast of Sumatra. The earthquake resulted in a devastating series of tsunamis along most landmasses bordering the Indian Ocean. With waves up to 30 meters high, the tsunami killed over 230,000 ...
National Geographic/Charlie Laing/Alec Davy. When the tsunami hits, 11-year-old Louis Mullan (pictured here during an interview) and his 15-year-old brother Theo Mullan are on holiday with their ...