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Twenty years after photographing the aftermath of a tsunami, I still check for high ground at the beach
Chief Herald photographer Nick Moir flew into Banda Aceh the day after the Boxing Day tsunami. He found a city turned upside down, bodies lying in the streets – and a sense of vigilance that remains with him still.
- by Nick Moir
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After the Boxing Day tsunami, we built a warning system. It may not be enough
Tsunamis remain uniquely devastating and impossible to predict – even for Australia.
- by Angus Dalton
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The 2004 tsunami was one of the worst natural disasters in recorded history. It also carried peace
The waves that shattered thousands and thousands of Indonesian families also led to peace in a province that had been racked by almost 30 years of war.
- by Zach Hope and Karuni Rompies
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‘We definitely need help’: Australian’s rescue plea as magnitude 7.3 earthquake hits Vanuatu
Buildings have been flattened in the Pacific nation’s capital, Port Vila, and several embassies evacuated.
- by Paul Sakkal
Amid death and destruction after the Boxing Day tsunami, remarkable things happened
I witnessed a wave of terrible destruction in Sri Lanka and Banda Aceh. It was met with a wave of generosity and compassion from the Australian people.
- by Tim Costello
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Strong earthquake strikes off California, prompts tsunami warning
It was felt as far south as San Francisco, where residents felt a rolling motion for several seconds. It was followed by smaller aftershocks.
Haunted by the Boxing Day tsunami, Ray Martin faces his fears
The journalist returned to Indonesia for the documentary Tsunami: 20 Years On to find what once was a “hellhole” is now a “humble, human place”.
- by Bridget McManus
Two decades on, survivors reflect on Boxing Day tsunami in new doco
Daniel Bogado’s documentary tracks the trail of devastation left by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, but also shines a light on the goodness of people in the aftermath.
- by Jacqueline Cutler
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Thousands homeless, dozens dead following powerful earthquake in Japan
Aftershocks continue to shake Ishikawa prefecture and nearby areas a day after a magnitude 7.6 quake slammed the area on Monday.
- by Satoshi Sugiyama
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I saw how Japan preps for disaster and was shaken. Australia could learn a lot
Childhood education, legislation, self-defence forces on stand-by, local government planning – readiness for natural disasters is expensive, but it saves lives.
- by Latika Bourke
How 500 swimming pools’ worth of water has sparked a panic buy of salt
Twelve years after a tsunami struck Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant, more than one million tonnes of radioactive water is to be released into the ocean. Is it safe?
- by Lucy Cormack
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