{"id":40957,"date":"2026-02-13T10:36:39","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T10:36:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/HolywoodHullabaloo\/?p=40957"},"modified":"2026-02-13T10:36:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T10:36:39","slug":"2004","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/HolywoodHullabaloo\/2026\/02\/13\/2004\/","title":{"rendered":"2004"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>he tsunami struck on December 26, 2004, shortly after a powerful 9.1-9.3 magnitude earthquake beneath the Indian Ocean seabed.\u00a0It affected countries around the Indian Ocean, including Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, India, and even reached as far as the east coast of Africa.\u00a0The disaster caused massive loss of life and displacement, with entire coastal communities wiped out The last recorded fatalities from the tsunami were swept out to sea in South Africa,<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/HolywoodHullabaloo\/uploads\/sites\/1956\/2026\/02\/13103238\/OIP-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"40959\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/HolywoodHullabaloo\/2026\/02\/13\/2004\/oip-11\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/HolywoodHullabaloo\/uploads\/sites\/1956\/2026\/02\/13103238\/OIP-5.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"474,316\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"OIP\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/HolywoodHullabaloo\/uploads\/sites\/1956\/2026\/02\/13103238\/OIP-5-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/HolywoodHullabaloo\/uploads\/sites\/1956\/2026\/02\/13103238\/OIP-5.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-40959\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/HolywoodHullabaloo\/uploads\/sites\/1956\/2026\/02\/13103238\/OIP-5-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/HolywoodHullabaloo\/uploads\/sites\/1956\/2026\/02\/13103238\/OIP-5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/HolywoodHullabaloo\/uploads\/sites\/1956\/2026\/02\/13103238\/OIP-5.jpg 474w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> highlighting the vast reach of the waves.\u00a0The event prompted a global humanitarian response and led to the establishment of the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System to help prevent future tragedies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>he tsunami struck on December 26, 2004, shortly after a powerful 9.1-9.3 magnitude earthquake beneath the Indian Ocean seabed.\u00a0It affected countries around the Indian Ocean, including Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, India, and even reached as far as the east coast of Africa.\u00a0The disaster caused massive loss of life and displacement, with entire coastal communities wiped &hellip; 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