"The tsunami was the catalyst for me finding my purpose, that second chance I got," she said. The 53-year-old has now written a memoir about her experiences of the tsunami and life afterwards, including being diagnosed with stage four cancer, and hopes it will inspire others.

Hudson Meek, the young actor who appeared in Baby Driver and CBS’s MacGyver reboot, has died. He was 16. Meek was pronounced dead at UAB Hospital in Alabama at around 8pm on Saturday, Dec. 21 after falling from a moving vehicle on Thursday night, according to a published report. “Our hearts are broken to share …

Boxing Day Tsunami caught much of Asia by surprise, but 14,000 kilometres away these scientists watched on in horror.

"On 26 December, we woke up thinking finally we can chill, but by 09:00 the water started coming in, at first very slowly." Mr Ridgley, a former photographer for The Sun newspaper, recalled going to his Land Rover as the tsunami hit.

Amber Mason said once Ningnong the elephant realised there was something wrong he "started pulling away" [Amber Owen] A woman who was able to survive the Boxing Day tsunami in Thailand 20 years ago unharmed,

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has released a video message commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Boxing Day tsunami.

December 26 marks 20 years since a major earthquake in the Indian Ocean triggered a tsunami that killed 230,000 people including 26 Australians.