Two major tsunami that swamped the east coast have been labelled a "missed opportunities", so what do we need to change to be prepared?

A strong earthquake measuring a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 has rattled southwestern Japan. The Japan Meteorological Agency said Monday that tsunami advisories were issued for Miyazaki Prefecture, ...

Through collaborations with communities, Mercy Corps is supporting locally led disaster preparedness in the wake of the 2004 ...

December 26, 2004 [AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe] The Indian Ocean tsunami was one of the greatest disasters of the past 100 years. The worst hit was Indonesia where more than 165,000 people died.

Indonesia suffered the worst, with about 170,000 deaths, followed by Sri Lanka at 35,322 ... He is now director of the Asia region for the charity. “The 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami unleashed catastrophic ...

At least 142 people died in Somalia that day ... It was the closest population center to the 2004 epicenter and the first tsunami surges arrived only eight minutes after the shaking began.

Relatives of victims and survivors of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami hold a candle light vigil on the 20th anniversary, at Tsunami Memorial Park at Ban Nam Khem, Takuapa district of Phang Nga ...

SINGAPORE: At the tender age of 12, Mr Lavan Vickneson stared death in the face ... recalling the fateful day of the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004. When another large wave crashed against the ...

These are tsunami warning sirens ... Miami Beach is a public one where at least 15 people died. The first gigantic wave on Dec 26, 2004 ripped open the wall of his seaside bedroom, flooded ...

That early Boxing Day morning in 2004 ... Tsunami: The Wave That Shook The World, Luke tells of what it was like to survive such a tragic event, and how he came to learn of his brother's death ...