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 ...

People attend a prayer at the Siron mass grave, one of the two major mass burial sites where victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami were laid to rest, in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on Dec. 26, 2024.

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia — People gathered in prayer and visited mass graves in Indonesia's Aceh province on Thursday to mark 20 years since the massive Indian Ocean tsunami hit the region in one ...

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia — Two decades after a catastrophic tsunami destroyed her village, Tria Asnani still cries when she recalls how she lost her mother while trying to escape the giant waves.

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — Two decades after a catastrophic tsunami destroyed her village, Tria Asnani still cries when she recalls how she lost her mother while trying to escape the giant waves.

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia — People gathered in prayer and visited mass graves in Indonesia’s Aceh province on Thursday to mark 20 years since the massive Indian Ocean tsunami hit the region in one ...

BANDA ACEH 2014: After the tsunami, the road was expanded and paved to help with evacuation should another storm strike. 3 of 13. Andy Nelson/TCSM.

Second, monuments intentionally designed and constructed as new buildings after the tsunami, such as the Aceh Tsunami Museum and the Tsunami Poles erected in more than 50 locations across Banda ...

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 ...

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — Two decades after a catastrophic tsunami destroyed her village, Tria Asnani still cries when she recalls how she lost her mother while trying to escape the giant ...

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — Two decades after a catastrophic tsunami destroyed her village, Tria Asnani still cries when she recalls how she lost her mother while trying to escape the giant ...