Christmas in 2004, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake under the Indian Ocean triggered tsunami waves that killed some 230,000 people ...
On 26 December 2004, a magnitude 9.1 undersea earthquake struck 240km west of Sumatra, Indonesia, rupturing the greatest ...
People have started gathering in prayer and are visiting mass graves in Indonesia's Aceh province to mark 20 years since the ...
Memory canonization is evident in the creation of disaster monuments and commemoration events, including in Aceh.
CNA visits the Indonesian province for an insight into how survivors are rebuilding their lives 20 years after one of the worst natural disasters in recorded history.
Japanese Ambassador to Indonesia, Masaki Yasushi, has expressed the hope that the Aceh government will strengthen disaster ...
Indian Ocean tsunami that devastated Aceh proved to be a blessing in disguise by paving the way for the immediate resolution ...
Traumatised by the Indian Ocean tsunami that hit Indonesia 20 years ago, Teuku Hafid Hududillah has spent his adult life ...
Two decades after a catastrophic tsunami destroyed her village, Tria Asnani still cries when she recalls how she lost her ...
Qurrata Ayuni, a 28-year-old survivor of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated her hometown two decades ago, has ...
People are gathering in prayer and visiting mass graves in Indonesia’s Aceh province to mark 20 years since the massive Indian Ocean tsunami, one of modern history’s worst natural disasters ...
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