Twenty Years After the Indian Ocean Tsunami: Mourning Continues, Resilience Endures

The wave surged with an unimaginable force, a churning wall of water that swallowed coastlines whole. Images seared into global memory depict scenes of utter devastation: uprooted trees, shattered buildings, and the desperate cries of those searching for loved ones. The Indian Ocean Tsunami of December twenty-sixth, two thousand and four, was not just a…