welcome
PBS

PBS

World

World

Looking back at the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami 20 years later

PBS
Summary
Nutrition label

66% Informative

This week marks 20 years since one of the worst natural disasters in modern history.

In 2004 , a 9.1 magnitude earthquake off the island of Sumatra in western Indonesia triggered a tsunami in the Indian Ocean that killed more than 220,000 people across 12 countries.

Ali Rogin speaks with Daniel Bogado , director and executive producer of the new documentary “ Tsunami: Race Against Time ,” for more.

VR Score

67

Informative language

67

Neutral language

41

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

49

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

medium-lived

External references

no external sources

Source diversity

no sources

Affiliate links

no affiliate links