The Asian tsunami that crashed into coastal communities around the Indian Ocean on Dec. 26, 2004, is this century’s deadliest ...

Some 230,000 people died as the tsunami leveled remote villages ... here's a look back at the aftermath. In these photos, a resident of a fishing village in India's Tamil Nadu state contemplates ...

Japan dropped its highest-level tsunami alert ... footage showed people running through the streets, and red smoke spewing from a fire in a residential neighborhood. Photos showed a crowd of ...