Candles, Prayers and Tears: Commemorating the Indian Ocean Tsunami 20 Years Later
In remembrance of the tragedy that claimed some 230,000 lives, survivors and relatives of those who died in the Indian Ocean tsunami 20 years ago visited mass graves, lit candles and consoled one another throughout Southeast and South Asia on Thursday. A 9.1 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Indonesia’s Aceh province caused the tsunami on December 26th 2004 which …