Surviving Boxing Day tsunami changed my life

Boxing Day tsunami: here’s what we have learned in the 20 years since the deadliest natural disaster in modern history
On Boxing Day 2004, an earthquake in the Indian Ocean near Indonesia set off a tsunami which killed almost 250,000 people. It was the deadliest natural disaster this century, and was probably the deadliest tsunami in human history.
'Surviving the Boxing Day tsunami changed my life'
She was on a diving holiday with her partner in the Sri Lankan coastal town of Hikkaduwa on Boxing Day 2004 when the country was devastated by a huge tsunami. Ms Mills-Porter, from Cofton Hackett, Worcestershire,
'I survived Boxing Day tsunami and then cheated death again three times'
A woman who survived the Boxing Day tsunami, only to cheat death on three more occasions, has explained why she feels so 'incredibly lucky to have had so many near-death experiences'
‘It was white water and chaos’, recalls Boxing Day tsunami survivor 20 years on
Daniel Poole was travelling in Sri Lanka when he was hit by the tsunami, whilst Rachel Harvey witnessed the devastation in Banda Aceh, Indonesia.
How the Boxing Day tsunami 20 years ago changed the lives of two Cornish men
Twenty years ago, on Boxing Day, walls of water thundered into 14 countries around the Indian Ocean, killing over 230,000 people. | ITV News
After the Boxing Day tsunami, we built a warning system. It may not be enough
When the earthquake struck, the world rattled; a 10-millimetre shudder on a planetary scale. Earth wobbled on its axis and its rotation quickened, shortening days by 2.68 microseconds. The North Pole jolted off kilter by the length of a paper clip.
How the Boxing Day tsunami changed the way we respond as we detect catastrophic weather
Twenty years on, the Boxing Day tsunami is being remembered for the extraordinary devastation it unleashed, the incredible generosity it prompted, and the unexpected ways in which it changed the world.
Replay: The Boxing Day tsunami survivor who inspired Ronaldo
A Sky News camera crew would discover an eight-year-old boy named Martunis among the devastation. Their subsequent report was seen by Cristiano Ronaldo - the Portuguese football star, known to many as the greatest player of his generation, but less so for his role in this remarkable survival story.
Australia 'much better prepared' for tsunami threat, 20 years after Boxing Day disaster
Authorities believe the nation is now "much better prepared" to deal with a tsunami than it was two decades ago, but community awareness is low.
Cornwall survivor of Boxing Day tsunami on 20th anniversary
A survivor of the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami has recalled the moment he was awoken by “screaming and shouting”, two decades on.
Another tsunami disaster waiting to happen 20 years after Boxing Day tragedy
Twenty years after the Boxing Day tsunami decimated Banda Aceh, Indonesia’s leading tsunami scientist has warned that a similar scale disaster would again cause tens of thousands of deaths thanks to a degraded early warning system,
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Survivor of Boxing Day tsunami recounts horror on 20th anniversary of disaster
They then made their way back to Singapore, where Dan was based, and Lizz returned home to Australia. Tourists trying to escape the tsunami on Boxing Day, 2004. Picture: AFP / STR The ...
'I was trapped under water in horror tsunami - what saved my life shocks everyone'
Lou Harrand was on her honeymoon when the devastating 2004 Boxing Day tsunami struck and swept her away. Two decades on, she ...