While much of the world grew darker this year – politically, economically, environmentally – some places celebrated historic ...

Encouraging the active participation of residents is essential to preserving disaster memory, maintaining memorials and ...

Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Maldives, and Thailand sustained the brunt of the damage. Indonesian officials estimated that ...

The worst-hit areas were in Aceh Besar and Banda Aceh, according to the Aceh Disaster Management ... cafes and restaurants, ...

People have started gathering in prayer and are visiting mass graves in Indonesia's Aceh province to mark 20 years since the ...

The Dec. 26, 2004, tsunami began with a 9.3-magnitude earthquake. A series of waves devastated coastal communities in ...

Today, the world marks 20 years since the deadliest tsunami in recorded history, which killed more than 225,000 people. SBS ...

Qurrata Ayuni, a 28-year-old survivor of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated her hometown two decades ago, has ...

In minutes, the calm of a Boxing Day morning was ripped apart, the couple and their baby daughter swept away when their house ...

Building monuments is one way to preserve the memory of the disaster. However, many survivors feel less connected to the ...

The Aceh Tsunami Museum in Banda Aceh houses photos of the aftermath and vehicle ... Both places have become the most popular tourist destinations in the area. But development never stops and 20 years ...

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP ... Both places have become the most popular tourist destinations in the area. But development never stops and 20 years after the tsunami the Aceh coast is brimming ...