In 2004 the deadliest tsunami in modern times hit south-east Asia. It would change the lives of those who survived forever. Tsunami 2004: The Day the Wave Hit I, caption, Channel 4 2024
It was an endless wall of water just coming at you. ibid. comment
The devastating tsunami hits the coast of Indonesia, then Thailand. Racing across the Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka’s east coast is next in its path. ibid. caption
So I ran … And then we got dragged down again. ibid. comment
Everything seemed to stop before it started rushing out again. ibid.
We see another wave. And we started running inland again. ibid.
The 2004 tsunami killed more than 230,000 people in Indonesia, Thailand and countries across the Indian Ocean. Over 30,000 died in Sri Lanka, hundreds are still missing. ibid. captions
December 2004: I could see through the trees where there used to be an ocean ... They [parents] were shouting at me because the entire ocean was coming back. Tsunami 2004: The Day the Wave Hit II, comment
Indonesia: The tsunami hits the coast of Banda Aceh in Indonesia first, killing thousands. Just under two hours later, the wave reaches Thailand. ibid. caption
Volcanic eruptions, devastating earthquakes and tsunamis. And asteroids smashing into Earth causing mass extinctions. Have the world’s worst global disasters been the result of natural forces, or were they triggered by other-worldly powers? Ancient Aliens s4e4: Aliens and Mega-Disasters
Japan: According to the Kyodo news agency, in the days following the disaster, thousands of UFOs were sited over Japan. ibid.
Was the god Poseidon really a figure of myth and legend? ibid.
An ancient battle fought with nuclear weapons; a deadly virus of other-worldly origin; and Biblical plagues that some believe were caused by extraterrestrial technology. Ancient Aliens s20e6: Top Ten Alien Disasters
Ten of the biggest disasters we’ve investigated:
10. The Fukishima Nuclear Accident; The Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster; The Silver Bridge Collapse & The Mothman; The Dinosaur Extinction; The Tunguska Explosion; The Ten Plagues of Egypt; The Ancient Nuclear War, India; The Black Plague; The Disappearance of Atlantis; The Great Flood. ibid.