Japan is, unfortunately, known as a “disaster-prone country” due to repeatedly being hit by natural disasters like ...

This week marks 20 years since one of the worst natural disasters in modern history. In 2004, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake off the island of Sumatra in western Indonesia triggered a tsunami in the ...

Twenty years ago, on Dec. 26, 2004, a 9.1-magnitude earthquake beneath the Indian Ocean triggered a tsunami with waves up to ...

In 2014, Indonesia AirAsia Flight QZ8501 crashed into the Java Sea, killing 155 passengers and seven crew. Searchers found ...

Nearly a quarter of a million people died from the earthquake and tsunami of December 26, 2004; the majority of deaths were in Indonesia. But one island, off the coast of the hardest-hit province in ...

Infrastructure in Aceh has been rebuilt and is now more resilient than before the tsunami struck. Early warning systems have ...

Under the shade of trees at a mass grave in Indonesia's Aceh province, survivors and mourners recited Islamic prayers, ...

Two decades after a devastating earthquake and tsunami struck Indonesia, some survivors are rebuilding their lives in the ...

I don’t wish ever a disaster of this magnitude on anyone,” one woman said. But the 2004 Asian tsunami also made her realize ...