One such memorial I visited was the impressive Tsunami Museum in Aceh. The futuristic four-storey building, which was opened in 2009, was designed as a symbolic reminder of the disaster ...

at the Tsunami Museum in Banda Aceh, Aceh province, Indonesia, Saturday, Dec 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim) Visitors walks at the Tsunami Museum in Banda Aceh, Aceh province, Indonesia ...

at the Tsunami Museum in Banda Aceh (Achmad Ibrahim/AP) But Indonesia’s Aceh province, located closest to the earthquake’s epicentre and with 18 of 23 districts and cities located in the ...

Visitors looks at a wall displaying the names of the victims of 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, at the Tsunami Museum in Banda Aceh (Achmad Ibrahim/AP) But Indonesia’s Aceh province, located closest to the ...

such as the Aceh Tsunami Museum and the Tsunami Poles erected in more than 50 locations across Banda Aceh and Aceh Besar. The establishment of disaster memorials is always political. Disaster ...

They are the places that time forgot. As vigils are held to commemorate 20 years since the Boxing Day tsunami, reminders of that horrific day are still visible. See the incredible photos.

Don't miss out on the headlines from World. Followed categories will be added to My News. Twenty years after the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami caused unimaginable devastation across 14 countries ...

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 ...