People have started gathering in prayer and are visiting mass graves in Indonesia’s Aceh province to mark 20 years since the massive Indian Ocean tsunami, one of modern history’s worst natural disaste

They gathered around mass graves, held vigils, rode a train, and listened to sirens to remember those they lost. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Emotional ceremonies were expected across Asia on Thursday to remember the 220,000 people who died two decades ago when a tsunami devastated coastal areas

People gathered in prayer and visited mass graves in Indonesia's Aceh province to commemorate 20 years since the Indian Ocean tsunami.