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Prayers and Tears as Asia Mourns 2004 Tsunami Victims
Prayers, tears and solemn visits to mass graves marked the start of commemorations today across tsunami-hit nations for the 220,000 people who perished when giant waves decimated coastal areas of the Indian Ocean a decade ago.
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Indonesia earthquake: Top 10 FAQs on tsunamis
A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.7 hit waters off westernmost Aceh province in Indonesia today. The U.S. Geological Survey said that the quake was centered 20 miles (33 kilometers) beneath the ocean floor, around 308 miles (495 kilometers) from the provincial capital of Banda Aceh. Here are the ten most frequently asked questio...
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Indonesia earthquake: No tsunami threat to India, says national authority
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) here on Wednesday appealed to people, particularly near coastal areas to not panic as there was no tsunami threat to India, after the massive earthquake in Indonesia. "Initially there was a tsunami threat, but it is not so now. The alert was issued as a precautionary step. There is no tsunami waves ...
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Indonesia earthquake: Andaman Islands brace for 4-metre tsunami waves
A few thousand people were evacuated to higher ground from parts of Andaman and Nicobar islands on Wednesday following earthquakes in Indonesia, as the islands prepared for tsunami waves up to 3.9 metres high, officials said.
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Prayers and Tears as Asia Mourns 2004 Tsunami Victims
Prayers, tears and solemn visits to mass graves marked the start of commemorations today across tsunami-hit nations for the 220,000 people who perished when giant waves decimated coastal areas of the Indian Ocean a decade ago.
-
Indonesia earthquake: Top 10 FAQs on tsunamis
A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.7 hit waters off westernmost Aceh province in Indonesia today. The U.S. Geological Survey said that the quake was centered 20 miles (33 kilometers) beneath the ocean floor, around 308 miles (495 kilometers) from the provincial capital of Banda Aceh. Here are the ten most frequently asked questio...
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Indonesia earthquake: No tsunami threat to India, says national authority
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) here on Wednesday appealed to people, particularly near coastal areas to not panic as there was no tsunami threat to India, after the massive earthquake in Indonesia. "Initially there was a tsunami threat, but it is not so now. The alert was issued as a precautionary step. There is no tsunami waves ...
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Indonesia earthquake: Andaman Islands brace for 4-metre tsunami waves
A few thousand people were evacuated to higher ground from parts of Andaman and Nicobar islands on Wednesday following earthquakes in Indonesia, as the islands prepared for tsunami waves up to 3.9 metres high, officials said.
