Death by drowning was the biggest killer in the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Since the ...

For Upul Rathgama, who grew up inland in Sri Lanka's crowded capital, drowning once seemed like a distant danger — something that happened far from home, near the sea. Then it happened next door. "A ...

Life-threatening holiday: While vacationing in the Maldives in 2004, Jet Li and his family were caught in the Indian Ocean tsunami, narrowly escaping drowning. From fame to philanthropy: The ...