As the sun crested the horizon early on Boxing Day 2004, no-one on Thailand's west coast expected their life would be engulfed by chaos only a few hours later. At 7:59am local time, a magnitude-9. ...

Indonesia and Thailand mark 20 years since devastating Boxing Day tsunami which killed 230,000 across a dozen countries . A 9.1-magnitude earthquake on 26 December 2004 caused a tsunami which hit ...

People flee as a tsunami wave comes crashing ashore at Koh Raya, part of Thailand’s territory in the Andaman islands Credit: AFP 23 Holiday houses on the Thai island of Phi Phi were destroyed by ...

Indonesia and Thailand mark 20 years of devastating Boxing Day tsunami with sombre ceremonies. One of modern history’s worst natural disasters killed over 228,000 people in 2004 ...

The Boxing Day tsunami interrupted a civil war, triggered the worst rail accident in history and shattered the lives of millions. Twenty years on, those who escaped certain death share their stories.

I n the aftermath of the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami that devastated Sri Lanka and many other countries on Boxing Day 2004, I was the least likely candidate to volunteer my help. Footage ...

The tsunami claimed the lives of over 8,000 people in Thailand. Many remain missing and nearly 400 bodies are unclaimed to this day. Mourners shed tears and comforted each other as they laid ...

People flee as a tsunami wave comes crashing ashore at Koh Raya, part of Thailand’s territory in the Andaman islands Credit: AFP 23 Holiday houses on the Thai island of Phi Phi were destroyed by ...