I think what really struck me is all the videos of people who went out to inspect the empty beach when the water went out before the tsunami came in. I just know I'd have been one of those people. Would have never occurred to me it was dangerous. 100% would have died. #boxingdaytsunami

The scientists who first detected the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami - ABC listen The 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami caught much of Asia by surprise, but 14,000 kilometres away these scientists watched on in horror.

"We had no one to call... We see this developing and our arms are tied behind our back"

The story of one of the seismologists who first detected the 2004 #BoxingDayTsunami and was powerless to warn the world.

Listen back to the #ABCPM interview
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20 ago today, the #BoxingDayTsunami killed hundreds of thousands of people (230K? 300K? Nobody knows).

I was en route to #Indonesia when it hit, and reached #Aceh a few days later. You can still go to places like Ulee Lheue and see the #tsunami 's brutal legacy.

May all the victims #RestInPeace

On this day in catastrophe, December 26, 2004, a 9.2-magnitude earthquake and tsunami struck Southeast Asia, claiming over 220,000 lives and displacing millions. A tragedy many still remember.

#BoxingDayTsunami #2004Earthquake #TsunamiDisaster

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As it’s both Boxing Day and 20 years since the horrific Tsunami, I’m rewatching “The Impossible.” Such an incredible film, seriously powerful and with an early heartbreaking performance from Tom Holland which showed us how much of a star he was destined to be. #boxingdaytsunami

A green mountain and flat land with buildings, more than half partially in water with lots of wreckage.

20 years ago today - December 26, 2004 - the #BoxingDayTsunami was one of the deadliest natural disasters in history. The powerful waves killed more than 220,000 people. 🌊
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ஆழிப்பேரலை அனர்த்தம் ஏற்பட்டு 20ஆவது வருட நினைவுதினம் இன்றாகும். ஆழிப்பேரலையில் சிக்குண்டு உயிரிழந்த சுமார் 35 ஆயிரத்துக்கும் மேற்பட்டோரை நினைவுகூரும் நிகழ்வுகள் நாடுபூராகவும் உணர்வுபூர்வமாக இடம்பெற்றது.

#lka #SriLanka #Tsunami2004 #BoxingDayTsunami 📷 AP, Kumanan

Crazy to believe it's now 20 years since we all woke to the news of the #BoxingDayTsunami. Such extreme devastation during the festive period showing that Mother Nature cares not about when she will mess with us.

Boxing Day Tsunami In Sri Lanka: 20 Years On - Travel - Citizen Femme On the 20th anniversary of the Boxing Day tsunami in Sri Lanka, we speak to those on the ground about the devastation, the country’s rebuilding, and their views on tourism in Sri Lanka today, as its p...

On the 20th anniversary of the #BoxingDaytsunami, which killed 225,000 people across 14 countries, I spoke to people in #SriLanka at the time about their experiences then - and hopes for Sri Lanka today.

Thank you to those who trusted me to share their stories: citizen-femme.com/2024/12/26/b...

So, about 6 mo. after #BoxingDayTsunami, I'm at a family garden party, minding my own business, building a rather intricate burger, when I hear my name & the words, "He was there, in the tsunami…" Folks gathered around insisting I tell them about it: Eventually I set aside my life's work & obliged…

2004 Andamans tsunami: My boat was metres from the shore when the waves hit A BBC reporter looks back to the day in 2004 when the tsunami hit while she was on the Andaman and Nicobar islands.

20 years ago today I was living in the Seychelles when the #BoxingDayTsunami hit. It sure is a sobering thought seeing bridges collapse before your eyes www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Remembering the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami which killed 230,000 people twenty years ago today.
#tsunami #asia #boxingdaytsunami #disaster #anniversary

Restaurant Savoy, Patong Beach, Phuket after the #BoxingDayTsunami.
I was having breakfast just this side of the low wall where the guy in black is standing. I'd noticed the cops at their beach station had suddenly jumped on their bikes and disappeared and was casting around for cover in case...

Thinking of those who perished and those who survived as well as the devastated communities who had to rebuild following the Boxing Day Tsunami 20 years ago today...

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#BoxingDayTsunami

2004 Andamans tsunami: My boat was metres from the shore when the waves hit A BBC reporter looks back to the day in 2004 when the tsunami hit while she was on the Andaman and Nicobar islands.

It's 20 years since the Boxing Day tsunami hit south Asian islands & coasts. One lucky reporter had just got onto a ferry when the earthquake struck.

It was the third most powerful earthquake in recorded history, at a magnitude of 9.1.

#BoxingDayTsunami #tsunami #earthquake #earthquakes #tsunamis

Stephen Carroll was just 18 years old when the Boxing Day tsunami hit the holiday resort of Phuket. This is how he outran the waves and survived one of the world’s darkest days.
#GoldCoast #Boxingdaytsunami #anniversary

HIS INCREDIBLE STORY: ▶️ bit.ly/3PawczL