Aceh Tsunami: Monuments help to remember disasters—and forget them
Memory canonization is evident in the creation of disaster monuments and commemoration events, including in Aceh.
Indonesians mark 2 decades since tragic tsunami that killed hundreds of thousands
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 and her father to the sea ...
After 20 years, the post-tsunami generation stays vigilant for future disasters
Qurrata Ayuni, a 28-year-old survivor of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated her hometown two decades ago, has ...
Prayers and tears mark 20 years since the Indian Ocean tsunami that killed some 230,000 people
People have started gathering in prayer and are visiting mass graves in Indonesia's Aceh province to mark 20 years since the ...
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Indonesian tsunami survivor holds on to hope for missing son after 20 years
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia, Dec 23 (Reuters) - In front of Saudah's house on Indonesia's Sumatra island lie two damaged coast guard ships, washed ashore by a tsunami 20 years ago and a daily reminder ...
Indonesia improves warning system 20 years after tsunami
Traumatised by the Indian Ocean tsunami that hit Indonesia 20 years ago, Teuku Hafid Hududillah has spent his adult life ...
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Monuments help to remember, and forget, disasters
Encouraging the active participation of residents is essential to preserving disaster memory, maintaining memorials and ...
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Indonesia's Aceh marks 20th anniversary of 2004 tsunami
Residents of Indonesia's Aceh province in the northern tip of Sumatra Island paid tribute on Thursday to relatives, family members, and friends who lost their lives during the tsunami on Dec. 26, 2004 ...
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'Peace was born': how the 2004 tsunami changed Indonesia's Aceh
Former rebel commander Muharram Idris once led 3,000 men to fight Indonesia's army in separatist Aceh, but now serves as a ...