The water is rising.
A Report to Commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami . The 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami (the ‘IOT’ or ‘2004 tsunami’) remains one of the most devastating disasters in modern history, never to be forgotten in the countries it a!ected. It has shaped the trajectory of disaster management and humanitarian response in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region and beyond. HOW THE DISASTER UNFOLDED? Triggered by a powerful undersea earthquake, the tsunami radiated immense energy across the Indian Ocean, causing widespread destruction and loss of life. On the morning of 26 December 2004, at 7:58 am local time in Aceh, a massive earthquake occurred o! the west coast of Northern Sumatra, Indonesia. The earthquake was caused by a rupture along a 1,200-kilometre section of the subduction zone where the Indian Plate was thrust beneath the overriding Burma Plate. This sudden movement displaced enormous volumes of water, generating tsunamis that...
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