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20 years since the Boxing Day tsunami: How Sri Lanka’s Yala National Park has recovered – and thrived
While excited to encounter Sri Lanka’s incredible wildlife, the framing of the tsunami and the recollections of what happened in 2004 were deeply moving. The expansive site, covering almost ...
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Haunting footage captures the initial waves of ocean tsunami that killed 220,000 people
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 ...
Barron's1mon
Sri Lanka Train Memorial Honours Tsunami Tragedy
Just inland from the crashing waves on Sri Lanka's palm-fringed shores, the train slowly came to a stop on Thursday -- marking the moment a deadly tsunami hit 20 years ago. Sri Lanka's Ocean Queen ...
The Register-Herald1mon
20 years after the Indian Ocean tsunami, a boy found in the mud embraces being known as 'Baby 81'
KURUKKAL MADAM, Sri Lanka (AP) — Pulled from the mud as an infant after the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004, and reunited with his parents following an emotional court battle ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation1mon
Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand: The 2004 Boxing Day tsunami 20 years on
Chennai, India.(Reuters: Babu AH/CN) The tsunami carried the energy equivalent of 23,000 atomic bombs. There were 170,000 people dead in Indonesia, 30,000 in Sri Lanka, 11,000 in India ...
Yahoo News Singapore1mon
20 years since the Boxing Day tsunami: How Sri Lanka’s Yala National Park has recovered – and thrived
While excited to encounter Sri Lanka’s incredible wildlife, the framing of the tsunami and the recollections of what happened in 2004 were deeply moving. The expansive site, covering almost 1,000 ...