On December 26th, 2004, a whopping 9.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the west coast of Indonesia’s island of Sumatra. In the aftermath of the quake, a massive tsunami was triggered, sending waves ...

Relatives of victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami hold a candlelight vigil as they recognize the 20th anniversary of the natural disaster, at Tsunami Memorial Park at Ban Nam Khem, Takuapa ...

Steve Inskeep talks with Sidney Jones of the International Crisis Group about how the tsunami spurred reconciliation between the Indonesian government and rebel fighters in Aceh. Jones says the ...

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia — Two decades after a catastrophic tsunami destroyed her village, Tria Asnani still cries when she recalls how she lost her mother while trying to escape the giant waves. Asnani, ...

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia — People gathered in prayer and visited mass graves in Indonesia’s Aceh province on Thursday to mark 20 years since the massive Indian Ocean tsunami hit the region in one of ...

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia, Dec 24 (Reuters) - Traumatised by the Indian Ocean tsunami that hit Indonesia 20 years ago, Teuku Hafid Hududillah has spent his adult life making sure that if disaster strikes ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - A narrative claiming the 2004 Aceh earthquake and tsunami were part of a nuclear test operation by the United States military circulated on Threads [archive], Facebook, and TikTok ...

Severe floods and landslides in North Sumatra, West Sumatra and Aceh in November which killed more than 1,000 people carried a bitter irony for Indonesia. Aceh, one of the hardest-hit provinces, was ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — Two decades ...