On Dec. 26, 2004, a 9.2-magnitude earthquake shook the seafloor off Indonesia, sending a 100-foot wall of water to ...
Twenty years have now passed since a massive earthquake and subsequent tsunami devastated communities in Southeast Asia, resulting ... as initial rescue and relief efforts were stretched thin ...
Among the hardest hit provinces were Pattani, Narathiwat, Songkhla and Yala, where the government has deployed rescue teams and designated 50 million baht ($1.45m) in relief per province.
As the world on Thursday (Dec 26) marked the 20th anniversary of the deadliest tsunami in recorded history, Singapore agencies that were involved in relief efforts reflected on their experiences.
Twenty years ago, a tsunami devastated coastal communities along the Indian Ocean. NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Margarettha Siregar, who helped respond to the disaster in Indonesia.
Myanmar's ruling junta has suppressed information about a severe food crisis gripping the country by pressuring researchers ...
THMA DA, Cambodia — The arrival of Cambodian police officers should have come as a relief for Abdureqip ... particularly from Central and Southeast Asia, North Africa and the Middle East ...
In another move to protect data collectors and analysts from the junta, the IPC never made public three detailed analyses that showed the war-torn Southeast Asian nation, once known as the rice bowl ...
In another move to protect data collectors and analysts from the junta, the IPC never made public three detailed analyses ...
A view of the General Assembly Hall during the "Summit of the Future" at United Nations Headquarters in New York City, U.S., ...
Two decades after a devastating tsunami swept across Southeast Asia, Petra Nemcova is recalling ... a charity that coordinates disaster relief efforts beyond what emergency responders can offer.