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 ...

The powerful earthquake off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Dec. 26, 2004, triggered a tsunami that killed around 230,000 people across ... at Marina Beach in the southern city ...

A deadly swell struck Peru’s northern coastline triggering tsunami ... people were reported to have died in Ecuador's southwestern Manta region and a 30-year-old man was found dead at a beach ...

Banda Aceh, Indonesia: Tearful mourners prayed on Thursday as ceremonies were held across Asia to remember the 220,000 people who ... Indian Ocean tsunami, at Pattinapakkam beach in Chennai ...

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia — People gathered ... A relative of a tsunami victim cries at Tsunami Memorial Park on Thursday. In India, hundreds gathered at Marina Beach in the southern city of Chennai ...

Tearful mourners prayed and lit candles Thursday at ceremonies across Asia to remember the 220,000 people killed two decades ago when a tsunami hit coastlines around the Indian Ocean in ...

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — People ... beach in the southern city of Chennai in Tamil Nadu state. They poured milk into the sea to propitiate gods and offered flowers and prayers for the dead ...

In Thailand, where half of the more than 5,000 dead were ... past the tsunami memorial wall at Ban Nam Khem before watching a fire dance performance. "I am happy to still see people attending ...

A relative of a tsunami victim cries at Tsunami Memorial Park on Thursday. In India, hundreds gathered at Marina Beach in the ... and prayers for the dead as drums beat in the background. According to ...