On 26 December 2004, a magnitude 9.1 undersea earthquake struck 240km west of Sumatra, Indonesia, rupturing the greatest ...

Mourners flocked to several mass grave sites in Banda Aceh and neighboring Aceh Besar regency starting on Thursday morning.

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

Infrastructure in Aceh has been rebuilt and is now more resilient than before the tsunami struck. Early warning systems have ...

People gathered in prayer and visited mass graves in Indonesia’s Aceh province on Thursday to mark 20 years since the massive ...

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

Christmas in 2004, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake triggered tsunami waves that killed some 230,000 people across a dozen ...

Japanese Ambassador to Indonesia, Masaki Yasushi, has expressed the hope that the Aceh government will strengthen disaster ...

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