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2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami – Wikipedia
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 (Indonesia), and severely in Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu (India …
Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 – Encyclopedia Britannica
How many people died in the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004? The Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 killed at least 225,000 people across a dozen countries, with Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Maldives, and Thailand sustaining massive damage.
The 2004 Tsunami Wiped Away Towns With 'Mind-Boggling … – HISTORY
The Boxing Day tsunami would be the deadliest in recorded history, taking a staggering 230,000 lives in a matter of hours.
Boxing Day tsunami: Facts about the 2004 disaster | IBTimes UK
The disaster was the world's deadliest tsunami, with over 230,000 people killed and half a million injured by the waves that battered the low-lying coast. The exact death toll is unknown.
This Happened—December 26: The Worst Tsunami In History
What was the total toll of the Indian Ocean tsunami? There were 1,117 people killed in the initial earthquake, but the tsunami it triggered caused severe damage and deaths as far as Africa, with the furthest recorded fatality directly attributed to the tsunami occurring close to Cape Town. An estimated 220,000 people died in total.
The Indian Ocean Boxing Day Tsunami, 20 years on
At 07.59am local time on Boxing Day 2004, a major earthquake off the Western Coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, triggered a series of deadly tsunamis in the Indian Ocean that would go on to kill and injure hundreds of thousands of people and affect millions more. Twenty years on, it remains the biggest natural disaster seen this century. More than 230,000 people were killed, hundreds of thousands …
Boxing Day Tsunami 2004: 20 years on, what have we learnt?
The Boxing Day Tsunami and its aftermath killed an estimated 228,000 people across 15 countries, with Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, the Maldives and Thailand particularly sustaining immense loss and damage. In Indonesia alone, officials reported more than 200,000 people had died, many of them in northern Sumatra's Aceh province.
PDF The Boxing Day Tsunami in numbers
The Boxing Day Tsunami in numbers Stats and facts Scale of the devastation of the Boxing-day tsunami 275,000 people were killed in fourteen countries across two continents, with the last two fatalities being swept out to sea in South Africa, more than twelve hours after the earthquake. 40,000 to 45,000 more women than men were killed in the …
BBC ON THIS DAY | 26 | 2004: Thousands die in Asian tsunami
The tsunami killed more than 200,000 people in 13 countries. At least 128,000 people died in Indonesia alone. Many months later, bodies were still being discovered in some countries. In Thailand a British forensic team continues its work identifying up to 2,000 victims. There was a massive international response.
2004 Tsunami: Boxing Day Disaster Takes 230,000 Lives
How many People Died in the 2004 Tsunami? The Boxing Day tsunami would prove to be the deadliest in recorded history, taking a staggering 230,000 lives in a matter of hours, while destroying $15 billion in coastal businesses and homes.
