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Memorials held across Asia to mark 20 years since the Tsunami tragedy

Memorials were held in several countries across Asia for the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

Tearful Asia mourns 220,000 tsunami victims on 20th anniversary

Nita comforts her daughter Aisha after prayers at the Ulee Lheue mass grave, one of the two main mass burial sites where victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami were laid to rest, in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. [Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP]

Tearful Asia mourns 220,000 tsunami victims on 20th anniversary

Monks sit on a stage next to portraits of tsunami victims as people take part in an interfaith ceremony, at the Ban Nam Khem Tsunami Memorial Park in the southern Thai province of Phang Ng. [Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP]

Tearful Asia mourns 220,000 tsunami victims on 20th anniversary

A woman cries while performing rituals during a ceremony held for the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, at Pattinapakkam beach in Chennai, India. [R Satish Babu/AFP]

Tearful Asia mourns 220,000 tsunami victims on 20th anniversary

Railway guards of the Queen of the Sea train commemorate the 20th anniversary of the tsunami, in Peraliya, Sri Lanka. [Ishara S Kodikara/AFP]

Tearful Asia mourns 220,000 tsunami victims on 20th anniversary

Women pray for relatives who lost their lives in the 2004 tsunami at a mass grave in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. [Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP]

Tearful Asia mourns 220,000 tsunami victims on 20th anniversary

People look at portraits of tsunami victims at the Ban Nam Khem Tsunami Memorial wall in the southern Thai province of Phang Nga. [Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP]

Tearful Asia mourns 220,000 tsunami victims on 20th anniversary

A woman offers flowers during a ceremony, at Pattinapakkam beach in Chennai, India. [R Satish Babu/AFP]

Tearful Asia mourns 220,000 tsunami victims on 20th anniversary

Flowers on a mass grave in Peraliya, Sri Lanka. [Ishara S Kodikara/AFP]

Tearful Asia mourns 220,000 tsunami victims on 20th anniversary

Mourners pray at the site of a destroyed health centre next to the Ulee Lheue mass grave, one of the two major burial sites where victims of the 2004 tsunami were laid to rest, in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. [Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP]

Tearful Asia mourns 220,000 tsunami victims on 20th anniversary

People take part in a procession to perform rituals during a ceremony, at Pattinapakkam beach in Chennai, India. [R Satish Babu/AFP]

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As 20 years pass since world’s worst tsunami, experts warn of complacency

More than 227,000 people died in the December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, and experts warn it could happen again.

Casualties feared after magnitude 7.4 earthquake hits near Vanuatu capital

Tsunami threat has passed for nearby islands after earthquake struck near Vanuatu’s capital Porta Vila.

Japan PM scraps Central Asia trip after ‘megaquake’ warning

Fumio Kishida says he will remain in Japan after experts warn of higher than usual risk along Nankai Trough.

Taiwan 7.2 earthquake updates: At least nine dead, hundreds injured

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At least nine dead, hundreds injured after Taiwan hit by strong earthquake

Taiwan authorities report deaths in Hualien County, including three hikers, and say more than 900 were injured.

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First scenes as tsunami waves hit Japan after earthquakes

More than a dozen strong earthquakes struck central Japan, triggering tsunami waves along Honshu’s western coast.

Japan earthquake updates: 7.6 temblor traps people in fallen homes

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7.7 magnitude earthquake in far Pacific creates small tsunami

Tsunami threat passes for Vanuatu and New Caledonia, New Zealand warns of dangerous currents, coastal surges.

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