It has been 18 years since the deadly Indian Ocean tsunami killed 230,000 people on December 26, 2004. The tsunami set off by a magnitude 9.1 earthquake hit a dozen countries, from Indonesia, to India and Africa’s east coast. | TRT World

On Dec 26, 2004, the Indian Ocean tsunami struck more than a dozen countries, killing over 230,000 people.Twenty years on, many are still picking up the pieces of their lives that were destroyed by the disaster. #indianoceantsunami #tsunami | CNA

The 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, one of the deadliest disasters in recent history, claimed more than 220,000 lives across 14 countries. Tsunamis are unpredictable and can arrive within minutes or hours, impacting multiple ocean basins. In response, UNESCO and its Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission took the lead in developing a coordinated global early warning system. has developed a global early warning system relying on a dense network of sensors, tide gauges, and regional warning centers