At one particularly large site in Thailand's southern fishing town of Ban Nam Khem, a large illuminated sign read '20 Tsunami' was surrounded by flickering flames after huge numbers of people ...

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

The tsunami displaced more than 1.5 million people, and more than 100,000 houses were destroyed in Aceh alone, the Indonesian province nearest to the earthquake epicenter. The lack of tsunami ...

MORE The 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami was a watershed moment in disaster ... Delays in reaching rural locations, inconsistent relief distribution, and inadequate agency coordination resulted in ...

CANNON BEACH — Many residents are ... around town and warn of impending tsunami danger. But for months, the cow-like sirens have been absent after the Coastal Outside Warning System ceased ...