Survivors and victims' relatives will this week mark the 20th anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, which killed more than 220,000 people across more than a dozen countries.

This week, Thailand marked 20 years since the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004. Five thousand people were killed, but a local tribe managed miraculously to survive with almost no casualties among them.

Clad in his signature white kurta-pyjama and blue turban, Dr Manmohan Singh, then 71, took the oath of office as India's 14th Prime Minister on May 22, 2004.

Representatives of the Muslim community in Aceh during the 20th anniversary commemoration event of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, at Baiturrahman Grand Mosque in Banda Aceh, Aceh, on Thursday ...

Families in Nagapattinam, devastated by the 2004 tsunami, share how they coped and rebuilt their lives. Some women underwent risky surgeries to conceive again, leading to the birth of children ...

Great Andamanese tribes have doubled their population to around 74 in the last 20 years since the tsunami. They have made notable progress, including the rise of the first woman chief, various ...

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Survivors and victims' relatives will this week mark the 20th anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, which killed more than 220,000 people across more than a dozen countries. A 9 ...

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