Example of a high-resolution tsunami simulation from the AWI simulation system. The figure shows arrival of the wave in Banda Aceh region, corresponding to Dec. 26, 2004. The situation after approx.

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - Ten years after a tsunami hit this city on Dec. 26, 2004, killing 167,000 people, roads and bridges have been rebuilt, there are houses on the beach, trees have grown back, and ...

BANDA ACEH – One thing people invariably recall about the Indian Ocean tsunami is the terrifying sound the tidal wave made as it surged towards shore. Rahmadullah, 31, remembered “a sound like a ...

There are numerous small populated islands near western Sumatra in Indonesia. The Weh, Banyak, Mentawai, and Enggano islands are home to many Indonesians. These small islands have been found to be ...

BANDA ACEH, IndonesiaBANDA ACEH, Indonesia — Tears streamed down Maisara Mucharam’s face as she watched aerial shots of the tsunami pummeling Japan’s coast and remembered the day, six years ago, when ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia—Ten years after a giant wave flattened large parts of coastal Aceh, killing nearly 170,000 people, the province in north Sumatra continues to struggle with high rates of poverty, ...

In 2004, Aceh was hardest hit by the Indian Ocean tsunami. In 2025, Indonesia’s most disaster-aware province was among the worst hit by floods. Scene of destruction in the aftermath of Cyclone Senyar.

LHOKNGA, Indonesia — Qurrata Ayuni, a 28-year-old survivor of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated her hometown two decades ago, has transformed her resilience into purpose. Defying Aceh's ...

MEULABOH, Indonesia — It is a little past noon on Friday, time for Anshari and his troops to spring into action. Their first stop is outside the gates of Meulaboh’s central mosque, where fruit and ...

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia – Ten years after a tsunami hit this city on Dec. 26, 2004, killing 167,000 people, roads and bridges have been rebuilt, there are houses on the beach, trees have grown back, and ...