The Dec. 26, 2004, tsunami began with a powerful 9.3-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Aceh in northern Indonesia. Within ...

A survivor rummages through the debris at the commercial area of Banda Aceh, the capital of Aceh province in northwest Indonesia, Dec. 31, 2004. Credit: AP/Bullit Marquez The tsunami claimed the ...

Banda Aceh is now thriving. But the anguish remains etched in the memories of its people. Tsunami survivor Lia Mailani was only eight years old when the tsunami hit. She became an orphan overnight ...

So he and his wife Raihan Lubis — then newlyweds living at home with his mother — headed to downtown Banda Aceh ... Montgomery's account of the 2004 tsunami and other survivor stories ...

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia, Dec 23 (Reuters) - In front of Saudah's house on Indonesia's Sumatra island lie two damaged coast guard ships, washed ashore by a tsunami 20 years ago and a daily reminder ...

Madam Fauziah Basyariah, a survivor of the tsunami, now runs a souvenir stall in Lampulo village, Aceh. ST PHOTO: DESMOND FOO Only seven years old then, Madam Fauziah’s son pushed her up the sta ...

EFE/EPA/HOTLI SIMANJUNTAK One survivor at the ceremony ... during the 2004 Tsunami Commemoration ceremony in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, 26 December 2024. EFE/EPA/HOTLI SIMANJUNTAK Other coastal ...

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