Ceremonies across Asia mark 20 years since catastrophic tsunami that killed 220,000
- Tearful mourners gathered Thursday across Asia to commemorate the more than 220,000 lives lost in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. The disaster devastated coastlines from Indonesia to Somalia and left lasting scars on affected communities.
In Indonesia's Aceh Province where more than 100,000 people were killed, a siren rang out at the Baiturrahman Grand Mosque to kick off a series of memorials around the region including in Sri Lanka, India and Thailand, which the tsunami hit hours later. Some mourners sat and cried at Aceh's Ulee Lheue mass grave, where around 14,000 are buried, while some villages held their prayers around the province as they remembered the tragedy that devastated entire communities.
The seabed being ripped open pushed waves at double the speed of a bullet train, crossing the Indian Ocean within hours. There was no warning of the impending tsunami, giving little time for evacuation, despite the hours-long gaps between the waves striking different continents.Indonesia suffered the highest death toll, with more than 160,000 people killed along its western coast.
In Sri Lanka, where more than 35,000 people perished, survivors and relatives were to gather to remember around 1,000 victims who died when waves derailed a passenger train.
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