Indonesia's North Sumatra and Aceh provinces have been embroiled in a dispute over the control of four islands, but a video ...

The tsunami forecast warned of waves of ten feet or more—whereas they reached 50 feet in Minamisanriku and in some places perhaps even higher. But the human response to the warning was imperfect ...

I will never forget my visit to the Aceh Tsunami Museum, which commemorates not only the lives lost in the disaster, but (also) t he incredible resilience of the Acehnese survivors,” he said.

On December 26, 2004, the Indian Ocean experienced one of the deadliest tsunamis in recorded history. Triggered by a massive undersea earthquake off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, the tsunami ...

Exactly 20 years ago, the Indian Ocean tsunami changed the course of history. Shortly before 8am on December 26, 2004, an earthquake measuring 9.3 on the Richter scale was registered beneath the ...

Banda Aceh (AFP) – Tearful mourners prayed on Thursday as ceremonies were held across Asia to remember the 220,000 people who were killed two decades ago when a tsunami hit coastlines around the ...

A composite image made available on 23 December 2024 shows a view of the Sofitel Magic Lagoon resort damaged by the Asian tsunami in the tourist beach destination of Khao Lak, Phang Nga province ...

Visitors observe a vehicle left over from the 2004 Aceh tsunami disaster at the Tsunami Museum, Banda Aceh, Aceh, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024. During the 2024 PON XXI Aceh-North Sumatra, the number of ...

Many tsunami monuments exist in Aceh, and some have even become tourist destinations. Tsunami monuments can be divided into two categories based on the construction.

Historical images of the 2004 Aceh tsunami displayed at the Aceh Tsunami Museum. Rizki Mulana/shutterstock. The establishment of disaster memorials is always political .

Of those, more than 170,000 died in Aceh. “The blessing of the tsunami” is a phrase repeated over and again across this deeply religious province that bore the brunt of the ­ disaster.

Muslina, 43, a civil servant, took her youngest son to the Aceh Tsunami Museum to watch one of the shows. She lost relatives and loved ones 20 years ago and she wants to make sure she always ...