Within 20 minutes, waves of water began to hit the coasts of surrounding islands. In Indonesia's Aceh province in Northern Sumatra, waves reached 167 feet and caused floods for three miles. Following ...

The vibrations were felt around the world for nine consecutive ... field measurements, and tsunami simulations to piece together what actually happened. The first thing they looked at was ...

The first US offer of financial assistance ... class were utilised to meet the social needs of the world’s population. One year after the tsunami, the failure of the international aid operation ...

In 2004, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake off the island of Sumatra in western Indonesia triggered a tsunami in the Indian ... the devastation was unlike anything the world had seen.