A splurge in reconstruction has transformed the worst-hit city Banda Aceh ... that the impact of a catastrophic tsunami can never be completely prevented. Citation: 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami ...
The tsunami displaced more than 1.5 million people, and more than 100,000 houses were destroyed in Aceh ... in the Indian Ocean before the 2004 tsunami had made the disaster's impact worse.
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.
Banda Aceh (Indonesia ... Thailand and nine other nations around the Indian Ocean basin. Here is a look back at the impact of the deadliest tsunami in history. The tsunami was triggered by ...
the resulting tsunami reached the coastline of Indonesia's Aceh Province. Waves up to 50 metres high washed over the region, travelling across the Indian Ocean at the speed of a jet plane.
People started gathering in prayer on Thursday, visiting the mass graves in Indonesia's Aceh province to mark 20 years since the deadly Indian Ocean tsunami, one of modern history's worst natural ...
Commemorating 20 years since the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, the deadliest in history, and its enduring legacy.
On December 26, 2004, the Indian Ocean experienced one of the deadliest ... the remote Andaman and Nicobar Islands bore the brunt of the tsunami’s initial impact. Entire villages were submerged ...
Aceh on the northern tip of ... well drilled in how to respond. The terrible impact of any tsunami will be magnified by the fact that the Indian Ocean coastlines now have greater populations ...
Through collaborations with communities, Mercy Corps is supporting locally led disaster preparedness in the wake of the 2004 ...