Tsunami Disaster in Indonesia, 2004 (Natural Disasters)

On December 26, 2004, a monster tsunami struck several countries around the Indian Ocean. Hundreds of thousands of people were killed; whole towns were washed away. In this gripping account, learned through face-to-face interviews with survivors, veteran reporter John Torres tells the story of that disaster and of the horrors it caused. In age-appropriate prose, he also describes the remarkable way in which the world responded. For the survivors, there is hope, even in the wake of one of the worst natural disasters in history.