Southeast Asia marks 20th anniversary of deadly tsunami | DW News

Countries in Southeast Asia are marking 20 years since a massive tsunami swept ashore, killing more than 220-thousand people. A powerful earthquake struck off Indonesia's western coast in 2004, sending ocean waters surging toward more than a dozen countries. People in Indonesia's Aceh province have been holding memorial services. 00:00 Southeast Asia marks 20th anniversary of deadly tsunami 02:44 Rina Suryani Oktari, Researcher for disaster management 06:16 Laura Kong, Director International Tsunami Information Center 09:49 David Tappin, Tsunami expert For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ For more news, analysis and background information on the German election 2025 go to our dedicated page: https://www.dw.com/en/german-election-2025/t-70794502 Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1 #tsunami #tsunami2004