On Boxing Day 2004, the Queen of the Sea train became trapped near Sri Lanka's coastline just as one of history's deadliest ...

At a Eureka City Council meeting Tuesday night, officials gave an update on efforts to remedy the county’s tsunami evacuation protocols after a wakeup call two months ago. A community-wide evacuation ...

PERELIYA, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - Ten years after a towering wave hurled the Sri Lankan train Samudra Devi off its tracks and killed more than 1,000 people, passenger Shanthi Gallage still carries a ...

December 26, 2004. Over 1,700 people board the Queen of the Sea express train in Sri Lanka, unaware that a wall of water is heading straight for them. This is the haunting story of the world’s ...

The train operates along the JR Ofunato Line, traveling between Ichinoseki and Kesennuma. These areas were directly affected by the tsunami, and when the train first launched, many towns along the ...

Just inland from the crashing waves on Sri Lanka's palm-fringed shores, the train slowly came to a stop on Thursday -- marking the moment a deadly tsunami hit 20 years ago.

People hang onto the Sri Lankan train Samudra Devi in Paraliya December 26, 2014. Ten years after a towering wave hurled Samudra Devi, or "Ocean Queen", off its tracks and killed more than 1,000 ...

After the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, recovery in Japan was not only about rebuilding roads, homes, and infrastructure; it was also about rebuilding lives. It was also about helping children grow up ...