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A magnitude 9.5 earthquake generated tsunamis 15 to 20 metres (49 ... has found evidence of five tsunamis hitting Greece in the last 2000 years. "Most were small and ...
Survivors and families of victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami 20 years ago visited mass graves, lit candles and comforted one another across Southeast and South Asia in ceremonies on Thursday to ...
The tsunami claimed the lives of over 8,000 people in Thailand. Many remain missing and nearly 400 bodies are unclaimed to this day. Mourners shed tears and comforted each other as they laid ...
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 ...
“It has been 20 years since the tsunami,” said 69-year-old Sadayammal, who uses one name. “We are here to pay respects to the people who lost their lives.” In Sri Lanka , survivors and relatives of tsunami victims gathered at the coastal village of Pereliya and laid flowers at a memorial that commemorates nearly 2,000 passengers who ...
Year Death toll Event Countries affected Type Date 2001 13,805–20,023 2001 Gujarat earthquake: India Earthquake January 26 2002 1,200 2002 Hindu Kush earthquakes: Afghanistan March 25 2003 72,000 2003 European heat wave: Europe Heat wave July – August 2004 227,898 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
The main earthquake was the strongest earthquake to hit the region in 20 years. [28] 2019 ... December 16–20, 2009 2009 Tsunami: 31 ... This page was last edited on ...
People gathered at mass graves in Indonesia, Thailand and other places along the Indian Ocean