Categories Selected Articles Indian Ocean tsunami 20 years later: Memorials mark the devastation, honor thousands who died Post author By Mike Nova Post date December 26, 2024 The aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which killed more than 220,000 people in a dozen countries, can still be seen and felt 20 years later. ← #SouthCaucasus https://t.co/ZkLANMfG3I https://t.co/WnAwyWCsjd → #SouthCaucasus What we know about the Azerbaijan Airlines crash in Kazakhstan – The Washington Post https://t.co/sabYIOoZw5 Officials did not explain why the plane could not land on Russian territory. “Everything I have seen points to a relatively small surface-to-air missile detonating on the port side of the tail, damaging the rudder and elevators,” open-source intelligence analyst Oliver Alexander told The Washington Post on Thursday. Based on the videos and flight path, a Russia-based aviation expert, who spoke on the condition of anonymity due to fear of repercussions from authorities, said images circulating of the plane showed “high-explosive fragmentation damage to the tail section,”