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'My entire family was gone': Aceh thrives 20 years after tragic tsunami, but anguish remains
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia: Aceh resident Nahrawi Noerdin was among the lucky ones to survive the devastating Indian ocean tsunami 20 years ago. The former small business operator was out at sea that ...
The Straits Times29d
Aceh tsunami: A heartrending scene still haunts me 20 years later
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia – The sickening smell hit me hard, even though I had been warned about it when I was assigned to cover the devastation in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, as a photojournalist a week ...
BBC24d
After the tsunami: Banda Aceh, Indonesia, 20 years on
But it was Aceh, Indonesia – a province already blighted by decades of civil war – that was hardest hit, particularly the capital Banda Aceh, where waves of up to 20-30m swept through the city ...
The Straits Times24d
Aceh hopeful as Indonesia beefs up warning system 20 years after tsunami
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia-Traumatised by the Indian Ocean tsunami that hit Indonesia 20 years ago, Mr Teuku Hafid Hududillah has spent his adult life making sure that if disaster strikes again ...
Sydney Morning Herald26d
The 2004 tsunami was one of the worst natural disasters in recorded history. It also carried peace
Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Warning: Graphic content. Banda Aceh: Heri Syahrial thinks his family is here, somewhere under his feet and the crumbling path ...
Sydney Morning Herald14d
Twenty years after photographing the aftermath of a tsunami, I still check for high ground at the beach
GRAPHIC CONTENT: Chief Herald photographer Nick Moir flew into Banda Aceh the day after the Boxing Day tsunami. He found a city turned upside down, bodies lying in the streets – and a sense of ...
EFE24d
Indonesia remembers 2004 tsunami from iconic ground-zero mosque
Jakarta, Dec 26 (EFE).- Indonesia on Thursday remembered its 167,000 victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami at the Sumatran city of Banda Aceh’s Baiturrahman Grand Mosque, one of the only ...
Business Line24d
20 years later: Aceh pays tribute to victims of Indian Ocean tsunami
It is one of several mass graves in Banda Aceh, the capital of Indonesia's northernmost province. It was one of the areas worst-hit by the earthquake and tsunami, along with the district of Aceh ...
The Australian28d
Boxing Day tsunami, 20 years on: the miraculous triumph of human endurance
In the aftermath of the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami, one of the most destructive natural disasters in recorded history, the reconstruction of Banda Aceh was not just about replacing a flattened city ...
Reuters26d
Indonesia improves warning system 20 years after tsunami
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia, Dec 24 (Reuters) - Traumatised by the Indian Ocean tsunami that hit Indonesia 20 years ago, Teuku Hafid Hududillah has spent his adult life making sure that if disaster ...
The Independent29d
Indonesians mark 2 decades since the tragic tsunami that killed hundreds of thousands
The worst-hit areas were in Aceh Besar and Banda Aceh, according to the Aceh Disaster Management Agency. Asnani's Lampuuk village lies in a fishermen’s community in Aceh Besar, known for its ...
CBC.ca24d
Prayers, tears mark 20th anniversary of Indian Ocean tsunami that killed some 230,000
It is one of several mass graves in Banda Aceh, the capital of Indonesia's northernmost province. It was one of the areas worst-hit by the earthquake and tsunami, along with the district of Aceh ...