Memory canonization is evident in the creation of disaster monuments and commemoration events, including in Aceh.

Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Maldives, and Thailand sustained the brunt of the damage. Indonesian officials estimated that ...

Tsunami and Disaster Mitigation Research Center at Syiah Kuala University in Aceh recorded more than 1,400 wrecked schools and about 150,000 students had their education process disrupted by the ...

Two decades have passed since the deadliest earthquake and tsunami in modern history hit Indonesia’s westernmost province.

Twenty years after the devastating tsunami that hit the Indonesian island of Sumatra, the province of Aceh has returned to ...

The 2004 Aceh Earthquake and Tsunami was one of the biggest natural disasters in history. This tragedy provided important ...

More than 227,000 people died in the December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, and experts warn it could happen again.

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 of modern history's worst ...

LHOKNGA, Indonesia — Qurrata Ayuni, a 28-year-old survivor of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated her hometown two decades ago, has transformed her resilience into purpose. Defying Aceh ...

Some 160,000 of those were in Aceh, at the northwestern tip of Indonesia. Ayuni survived the tsunami by chance, staying at her aunt’s house in Banda Aceh instead of her family home in Lampuuk ...