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WP/Photos: Returning to Banda Aceh, the Indonesian City Ravaged Most by a Tsunami 10 Years Ago – The Washington Post By Nicole Crowder photo: A boy plays on Ulee Lheu beach on Dec. 13, 2014 in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. (Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images) – On Dec. 26, 2004, Indonesia experienced one of the world’s worst natural disasters when a magnitude 9.2 earthquake triggered a tsunami from the Indian Ocean, which slammed against the coast of Sumatra, killing more than 230,000 people throughout the affected region. Waves as high as 1,000 feet crashed down onto Banda Aceh, the largest city in the Aceh province of Indonesia and the closest to the epicenter of the quake, killing nearly 130,000 people in this region alone. The region sustained ...
Posted on: Wed, 17 Dec 2014 14:47:05 +0000

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