Aceh hopeful as Indonesia beefs up 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 ...
'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 ...
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 ...
Aceh Tsunami: Monuments help to remember disasters - and forget them
Building monuments is one way to preserve the memory of the disaster. However, many survivors feel less connected to the ...
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Indonesia developing new offshore tsunami early warning system
Indonesia is developing a new offshore tsunami early warning system using GPS to monitor sea level changes. The country's National Disaster Mitigation Agency or BNPB says the dynamic system could be ...
Indonesians mark 2 decades since the 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 ...
Boxing Day tsunami: here’s what we have learned in the 20 years since the deadliest natural disaster in modern history
On Boxing Day 2004, an earthquake in the Indian Ocean near Indonesia set off a tsunami which killed almost 250,000 people. It ...
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After 20 years, post-tsunami generation stays vigilant for future disasters
However, the disaster shattered her childhood, claiming the lives of her parents and younger sister, who was only 6 when their home was hit by the giant waves.Infrastructure in Aceh has been rebuilt ...
Indonesian tsunami survivor holds on to hope for missing son after 20 years
In front of Saudah's house on Indonesia's Sumatra island lie two damaged coast guard ships, washed ashore by a tsunami 20 ...
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2004 earthquake and tsunami: Indonesia's Aceh prepares for future disasters
The worst affected area was Aceh in Indonesia, where local authorities have since made efforts to improve disaster ...
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Indonesians mark 2 decades since tragic tsunami that killed hundreds of thousands
Indonesia -- 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. Asnani ...
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Indonesia: Twenty years after tsunami, Aceh province ruled by Sharia law
Although Koranic law was already in force before the tsunami, it is now applied much more strictly, making the territory an exception in Indonesia. In this country where 87 percent of the ...