Two Documentaries On The 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami Anniversary

Asia Remembers Devastating 2004 Tsunami

Remembering The Horror: Survivors And Victims’ Families Hold Beachside Memorial Services To Mark 10th Anniversary Of Boxing Day Tsunami That Killed 270,000 -- Daily Mail

* The devastating December 26 2004 tsunami struck a dozen countries around the Indian Ocean rim
* It eradicated entire coastal communities, decimated families and crashed over tourist-filled beaches
* Beachside memorials and religious services were held across Asia to mark the 10th anniversary of the tragedy
* Survivors, politicians and families of victims gathered in Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, India and elsewhere
* 'We tearfully saw thousands of corpses, no words can describe our feelings at that time' - Indonesia's vice president

Beachside memorials and religious services have been held across Asia to mark the 10th anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami that left more than a quarter of a million people dead in one of modern history's worst natural disasters.

The devastating December 26 2004 tsunami struck a dozen countries around the Indian Ocean rim, eradicated entire coastal communities, decimated families and crashed over tourist-filled beaches, with survivors wading through a horror show of corpse-filled waters.

Survivors, politicians, diplomats and families of victims gathered in Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, India and elsewhere. Moments of silence were held in several spots to mark the exact time the tsunami struck.

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More News On Asia Remembering The Devastating 2004 Tsunami

Asia remembers devastating 2004 tsunami with tears and prayers -- Reuters
Asia marks 10 years since Indian Ocean tsunami -- AP
Tsunami-hit nations mark anniversary -- BBC
Boxing Day tsunami services mark 10-year anniversary -- News.com.au
2004 Indian Ocean tsunami: Remembering the story 10 years on -- CBC
Remembering Those We Lost 10 Years After Tsunami -- NBC
Boxing Day Tsunami: countries remember the dead -- The Telegraph
Boxing Day tsunami, 10 years on: 'The water came – my family is gone' -- The Telegraph
Ten years on: Rising from the debris of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami -- CNN
Journalists share indelible memories, images from tsunami -- AP
Five videos that show the destructive force of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami -- Scroll

Southeast Asia Remembers Tsunami On Anniversary

Western tourist and others gather to light candles during remembrance services at Dolphin Park on Patong Beach in Phuket, Thailand, Friday, Dec. 26, 2008, on the fourth anniversary of the Asian Tsunami.More than 230,000 people were killed when the tsunami struck Dec. 26, 2004. (AP Photo/David Longstreath)

From AP:

BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — Southeast Asia's tsunami-ravaged coral reefs have bounced back with surprising speed, according to a study released Friday, four years after the deadly waves hit.

The findings came as communities across the Indian Ocean remembered the disaster that struck Dec. 26, 2004 with prayers, songs and tears. About 230,000 people were killed in a dozen countries when a magnitude 9.0 earthquake triggered the tsunami.

Surveys of coral reefs after the tsunami showed that up to one-third were damaged and experts predicted it would take a decade for them to fully recover.

Scientists from the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society, working with the Indonesian government and the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, said their examination of 60 sites on 497 miles (800 kilometers) of coastline along Indonesia's Aceh province showed the reefs were bouncing back.

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