JAKARTA, Dec 26 — The world’s deadliest tsunami hit nations around the Indian Ocean two decades ago before social media platforms flourished, but they have since transformed...
People take pictures as they enjoy an oceanfront cafeteria built on the site where all houses were destroyed by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, in Banda Aceh, on December 25, 2024, on the eve of the tsunami's 20th anniversary. — AFP picas a first-time user .
The blog included images of cars ploughed into hotels, water-filled roads and locals fleeing on scooters because rumours produced “a stampede from the beach to higher ground”. After Turkey’s devastating earthquake last year, a 20-year-old student was rescued thanks to a post of his location while buried under the rubble.
Experts are clear that more information saves lives — hours lapsed between the tremor’s epicentre near Indonesia and the giant waves that crashed into Sri Lanka, India and Thailand’s coastal areas.
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