The tsunami killed an estimated 130,000 people in Aceh. The densely populated Banda Aceh was the worst-hit — with some 60,000 people dead and many more missing.

Constructing permanent memorials after a disaster is a common trend in a modern society. Many tsunami monuments exist in Aceh, and some have even become tourist destinations. Tsunami monuments can ...

A 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's Aceh province on Friday. The quake occurred at a depth of 29 kilometers and ...

BMKG stated that the earthquake that occurred west of South Aceh Regency did not have the potential for a tsunami. Here are ...

It was almost eight months after the tsunami when Mercy Corps organised games and activities for several villages in Aceh, to bring people together during a difficult time. “I had the opportunity to ...

Twenty years after the devastating earthquake and tsunami that claimed over 230,000 lives across the Indian Ocean region, thousands gathered in the capital of Indonesia's Aceh province on Thursday ...

Outside her home in Banda Aceh, Indonesia ... Wherever you look after that, you see people coming together to want to help each other. And you saw that on tsunami in every country, you know.

Saudah, 64, a survivor of the Indian Ocean tsunami, poses for pictures in front of coast guard ships that were carried about five kilometres inland near her house in the city center of Banda Aceh, ...

where thousands died in a tsunami in 2018 unleashed by a quake of magnitude 7.5 after sirens did not go off in warning. People in Aceh said they now receive regular training in responding to a big ...

A woman comforts her daughter after prayers at a mass grave in Indonesia's Aceh Some Indonesians sprinkled petals at mass graves in Aceh to mark the tsunami anniversary Under the shade of trees at ...

However, some groups have claimed that the government should prioritise addressing domestic issues first. Read more at ...