~What happened at that time:
Terrifying walls of water leave massive trail of destruction
PHUKET, Thailand (AFP) - The killer tidal waves struck with terrifying speed, obliterating entire villages and sweeping away tourists, boats, cars and buildings.
(AFP) - Dec 26, 9:20 PM
Indonesian villagers tremble before 'God's wrath' as tidal waves wreak havoc
BIREUEN, Indonesia, (AFP) - "It was as if God had unleashed his anger on the people," said Haji Ali, surveying what remained of his small Indonesian town after colossal tidal waves swept through, sparing little in their path.
(AFP) - Dec 27, 12:56 PM
~How the tsunamis happened:
Tsunamis: devastating tidal waves born deep in the ocean
HONG KONG (AFP) - Tidal waves like those that wreaked havoc across Asia can travel at hundreds of kilometres (miles) per hour and even gain strength as they cross the ocean -- often causing disastrous results far from their origin.
(AFP) - Dec 26, 11:48 PM
~Why heavy casualties resulted:
Sri Lanka ignored earthquake warning signs: top relief official
COLOMBO, (AFP) - Sri Lanka failed to take warnings of earthquakes seriously and was ill-prepared for the tidal waves which devastated the island's coastline and left over 4,850 dead, a senior relief official said.
(AFP) - Dec 27, 3:29 PM
First tsunami alert lost in Indian bureaucracy
NEW DELHI (AFP) - India's tangled bureaucracy bungled the first alerts on the tsunami strike losing precious time which could have saved lives, newspapers have reported.
(AFP) - Dec 30, 12:59 PM
~Emergency Relief Operation:
Tidal wave disaster will require biggest relief effort ever: UN
UNITED NATIONS, (AFP) - A top UN humanitarian official said that billions of dollars of damage had been caused by the Asian tsunami disaster and that it now required the biggest relief operation ever to help the victims.
(AFP) - Dec 28, 2:45 PM
World's biggest aid operation gets under way
COLOMBO (AFP) - As what the United Nations described as the biggest international aid operation in history got into gear, countless local people in countries stricken by a massive tidal wave disaster were providing their own assistance with whatever came to hand.
(AFP) - Dec 28, 6:24 PM
~Eyewitnesses Accounts:
Phi Phi survivor's anguish of missing loved ones
PHUKET, Thailand, (AFP) - Battered and exhausted, Dan Debehil tearfully awaits news of his girlfriend, who he has not seen since being ripped apart from her by a giant tidal wave on idyllic Phi Phi island.
(AFP) - Dec 28, 10:54 AM
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Updated on 31 December 2004
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