Indian Ocean tsunami
2004 Sumatra disaster
The Indian Ocean tsunami of December 26, 2004, was one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history.
An undersea earthquake off the coast of Sumatra triggered massive waves that struck coastlines across the Indian Ocean, killing approximately 230,000 people in fourteen countries.
The disaster prompted major improvements in tsunami warning systems for the region.
- wall of waterVertical advancing flood
- natural disasterCatastrophic environmental event
- disasterSudden ruinous event
- 2004Early twenty-first century
- SumatraIndonesian island, sixth largest
Indonesia · Thailand · Sri Lanka · waves · devastation · Boxing Day · flooding · survivors · survivor stories · coastline · coastal communities · destruction · relief · aid · international aid · death toll · missing persons · mass graves
- 2000s History9/11, September 11, Iraq War, Afghanistan War, Arab Spring
- tsunamistidal waves, tidal wave, megatsunami, runup, run-up
Indian Ocean tsunamidrought
Prolonged water scarcity
wildfire · hurricane · earthquake · volcanic eruption · famine
Indian Ocean tsunamicalm seas
Flat, waveless ocean
still waters · safe harbor · low tide · maritime safety · smooth sailing
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