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Indian Ocean tsunami: how survivors found love after Boxing Day disaster

A rise in the number of remarriages and a baby boom in the years since 2004 gave hope to survivors and helped them cope with the tragedyIt was Mahyuddin’s mother who had pestered him to go out on Sunday morning, 20 years ago. Dozens of relatives were visiting their small coastal village in Indonesia for a wedding party, but a powerful earthquake had struck just before 8am. Buildings in some areas had collapsed. He should go and check on his employer’s office to see if they needed help, his mother said.As he drove into town, he found chaos and panic. The road was heavy with traffic: cars, motorbikes, trucks, all rushing in the same direction. People were running, shouting that water was coming. Continue reading...

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												17 hours ago											Mourners place candles on the beach at Boxing Day tsunami memorial 20 years after deadly giant wave swept Indian Ocean and killed 230,000
												
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												24 hours ago											Prayers and tears as survivors and relatives mark 20th anniversary of Indian Ocean tsunami that killed 230,000 people across a dozen countries
												
													A powerful 9.1-magnitude earthquake off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra on December 26 2004 triggered a tsunami that killed about 230,000 people across a dozen countries												
												
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												27 hours ago											Shattered and broken, survivors of the Boxing Day disaster arrived home to Manchester Airport
												
													On December 26, 2004, a massive tsunami killed more than 220,000 people in 14 countries in one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history												
												
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												27 hours ago											Ceremonies held across Asia to mark 20 years since the Boxing Day tsunami
												
													The waves, which towered as high as 30 metres, killed more than 220,000 people in 15 countries in the deadliest tsunami in history Ceremonies were being held in countries across Asia on Thursday to remember the more than 220,000 people who were killed two decades ago in the Indian Ocean Tsunami, the most deadly tsunami in history.On 26 December 2004, a 9.1-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia’s Sumatra island, triggering huge waves that slammed into coastal communities across the Indian ocean. The waves, which towered as high as 30 metres, killed 227,899 people across 15 countries. Continue reading...												
												
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												33 hours ago											Prayers and tears mark 20 years since the Indian Ocean tsunami that killed some 230,000 people
												
													People have started gathering in prayer and are visiting mass graves in Indonesia’s Aceh province to mark 20 years since the massive Indian Ocean tsunami, one of modern history’s worst natural disasters												
												
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