Prayers and tears mark 20 years since Indian Ocean tsunami that killed 230,000 people | VOA News
Prayers and tears mark 20 years since Indian Ocean tsunami that killed 230,000 people | VOA News
People gathered in prayer and visited mass graves in Indonesia’s Aceh province on Thursday to mark 20 years since the massive Indian Ocean tsunami hit the region in one of modern history’s worst natural disasters.
The powerful earthquake off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra on December 26, 2004, triggered a tsunami that killed…
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It’s called population control over there
OMG! It has been 20 years already! I was there in S India when it happened. People died nearby. So sad. The ocean is so powerful! And yet the people were resilient and came back from the tragedy.
I remember how unbelievably devastating this was. My prayers to all those lost and their loved ones. The recovery still goes on after one of the most devastating natural disasters of modern times.
Voice of America? This has nothing to do with us. Don't care.
230k lives lost is unbelievable. Hopefully infrastructure has gotten better since then
People across Asia marked 20 years since the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami that killed 230,000 people. Commemorations were held in Indonesia, Thailand, India, and Sri Lanka, with prayers, memorials, and tributes to victims of one of history's worst natural disasters.
.May they soul rest in peace omg 😢❤🎉🤲