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20th anniv. of Sumatra earthquake-tsunami disaster

Photo taken on Dec. 25, 2024, shows a coastal residential area in Banda Aceh on the Indonesian island of Sumatra that was rebuilt after the Dec. 26, 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake-tsunami disaster that killed around 230,000 people.

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20th anniv. of Sumatra earthquake-tsunami disaster

Photo taken on Dec. 25, 2024, shows a coastal residential area in Banda Aceh on the Indonesian island of Sumatra that was rebuilt after the Dec. 26, 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake-tsunami disaster that killed around 230,000 people.

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20th anniv. of Sumatra earthquake-tsunami disaster

Photo shows a mosque in Banda Aceh and the cityscape on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, on Dec. 25, 2024, a day ahead of the 20th anniversary of the Indian Ocean earthquake-tsunami disaster that claimed around 230,000 lives.

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20th anniv. of Sumatra earthquake-tsunami disaster

Photo shows a mosque in Banda Aceh on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, on Dec. 25, 2024, a day ahead of the 20th anniversary of the Indian Ocean earthquake-tsunami disaster that claimed around 230,000 lives.

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Independence Day Celebration - Indonesia

Students participate in a cultural parade to celebrate the 79th anniversary of Indonesia Independence Day in Banda Aceh, Aceh Province, Indonesia, August 18, 2024. Photo by Fachrul Reza/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Independence Day Celebration - Indonesia

A student participates in a cultural parade to celebrate the 79th anniversary of Indonesia Independence Day in Banda Aceh, Aceh Province, Indonesia, August 18, 2024. Photo by Fachrul Reza/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Independence Day Celebration - Indonesia

A student participates in a cultural parade to celebrate the 79th anniversary of Indonesia Independence Day in Banda Aceh, Aceh Province, Indonesia, August 18, 2024. Photo by Fachrul Reza/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Independence Day Celebration - Indonesia

A student participates in a cultural parade to celebrate the 79th anniversary of Indonesia Independence Day in Banda Aceh, Aceh Province, Indonesia, August 18, 2024. Photo by Fachrul Reza/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Independence Day Celebration - Indonesia

A student participates in a cultural parade to celebrate the 79th anniversary of Indonesia Independence Day in Banda Aceh, Aceh Province, Indonesia, August 18, 2024. Photo by Fachrul Reza/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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INDONESIA-BANDA ACEH-DAILY LIFE-SUNSET

(240629) -- BANDA ACEH, June 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A woman is silhouetted against sunset at Kampung Jawa beach in Banda Aceh, Aceh Province, Indonesia, June 28, 2024. (Photo by Fachrul Reza/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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INDONESIA-BANDA ACEH-DAILY LIFE-SUNSET

(240629) -- BANDA ACEH, June 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People are silhouetted against sunset at Kampung Jawa beach in Banda Aceh, Aceh Province, Indonesia, June 28, 2024. (Photo by Fachrul Reza/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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5th anniversary of Aceh truce

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - People take part in a ceremony at a mosque in Banda Aceh, western Indonesia, on Aug. 15, 2010, to mark the fifth anniversary of a cease-fire with the Indonesian government.

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5th anniversary of Aceh truce

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - Aceh Gov. Irwandi Yusuf delivers a speech in a mosque in Banda Aceh, western Indonesia, on Aug. 15, 2010, to mark the fifth anniversary of a cease-fire with the Indonesian government. The governor urged those in the local community to work hard to maintain the peace.

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Japanese team begins medical activities in Indonesia

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - A Japanese woman doctor (L) consults with quake-hit patients in Indonesia's Banda Aceh on Jan. 3.

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Local guide explains photos of 2004 tsunami

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - Local tour guide Salmi Hardiyanti explains on Dec. 26, 2013, photographs of the 2004 tsunami inside a fishing boat that was washed on top of a house in Banda Aceh in Indonesia.

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Large ship remains in inland Banda Aceh since 2004 tsunami

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - A large electric generator ship hit by tsunami in 2004 remains in an inland area of Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on Dec. 26, 2013. The ship is one of the preserved objects damaged by the earthquake-triggered tsunami that serve as reminder of the catastrophe.

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13th anniversary of Sumatra earthquake-tsunami disaster

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia, Dec. 26 Kyodo - Zuhra Abu visits a cemetery in Indonesia's Aceh province on Dec. 26, 2017, the 13th anniversary of the earthquake-tsunami disaster off Sumatra Island. She lost three children in the disaster.

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Japan tsunami survivor seeks liaison with Sumatra victims

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - Shuya Takahashi, chief of the reconstruction policy section of the Higashimatsushima municipal government in northeastern Japan's Miyagi Prefecture, shares his city's experience in the 2011 tsunami during a ceremony to mark the 10th anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami in Indonesia's Banda Aceh on Dec. 6, 2014. Takahashi, who lost his 22-year-old daughter as well as his home in the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, stressed the importance for Japan and Indonesia to share lessons and know-how in mitigating future disasters.

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Aceh marks decade since Indian Ocean tsunami

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - People pray for the victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami that killed more than 230,000 people and displaced 1.6 million in Banda Ache, Indonesia, on Dec. 26, 2014, the 10th anniversary of the tragedy.

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Aceh marks decade since Indian Ocean tsunami

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - Women gather in Banda Ache, Indonesia, on Dec. 26, 2014, to attend a 10th anniversary ceremony to commemorate the victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami that killed more than 230,000 people and displaced 1.6 million.

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Hasebe plays mini-soccer game with Banda Aceh kids

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - Japan captain Makoto Hasebe (C) plays a mini-soccer game with elementary school children in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on Dec, 23, 2014. Hasebe, in cooperation with the Japan Committee for UNICEF, visited the area hit by devastating tsunami in December 2004.

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Footballer Hasebe encourages Banda Aceh kids

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - Japanese footballer Makoto Hasebe (R) shows kindergartners on the outskirts of Indonesia's Banda Aceh, hit by huge tsunami in December 2004, a message of support from Japanese kindergartners in the town of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, devastated by the 2011 tsunami, in charity work on Dec. 23, 2014.

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Aceh eyes becoming tourist destination

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - Tourists take photos in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on Dec. 26, 2013. The vessel in the back left atop a house by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

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Aceh eyes becoming tourist destination

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - Photo shows a large ship in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on Dec. 26, 2013. The vessel, pushed inland by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, has become a local tourist attraction.

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Indian Ocean tsunami memorial

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - A memorial ceremony is held in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on Dec. 26, 2013, to mark the ninth anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami, which killed more than 220,000 people.

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Indian Ocean tsunami memorial

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - A memorial ceremony is held in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on Dec. 26, 2013, to mark the ninth anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami, which killed more than 220,000 people.

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Japan's tsunami anniv. commemorated in Indonesia's Aceh

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Junior high school students form a kanji letter of the Japanese word ''kizuna,'' which means bonds or connections between people, during a ceremony in the village of Peukan Bada, near Indonesia's Aceh provincial capital Banda Aceh on March 11, 2013, to commemorate the second anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan.

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Tsunami museum in Aceh

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - A December 2012 photo shows Tsunami Museum in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, commemorating the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

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Tsunami museum in Aceh

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - A December 2012 photo shows local students visiting Tsunami Museum in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, commemorating the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

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Disaster memorial in Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Students display paper flowers at the ground of their high school in Banda Aceh, in the province of Aceh in Indonesia, on March 11, 2012, with messages to encourage people who suffered from the quake and tsunami in Japan. Aceh was hit by the Indian Ocean quake and tsunami in 2004.

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Aceh after tsunami

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - The main part of Banda Aceh, the provincial capital of Aceh, Indonesia, is seen restored in April 2010 from the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

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People flock to Aceh 'ground zero' to mark tsunami anniversary

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - A women offers prayers for her lost son at an old mosque in Banda Aceh on Dec. 26, 2009, to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the deadly tsunami. The densely-populated area surrounding Banda Aceh's city center was among the hardest-hit areas in the catastrophe triggered by a huge undersea earthquake with a magnitude of 9.1 on Dec. 26 in 2004.

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People flock to Aceh 'ground zero' to mark tsunami anniversary

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - Local people gather to attend a ceremony in Banda Aceh on Dec. 26, 2009, to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the deadly tsunami. The densely-populated area surrounding Banda Aceh's city center was among the hardest-hit areas in the catastrophe triggered by a huge undersea earthquake with a magnitude of 9.1 on Dec. 26 in 2004.

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People flock to Aceh 'ground zero' to mark tsunami anniversary

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - Local people gather to attend a ceremony in Banda Aceh on Dec. 26, 2009, to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the deadly tsunami. The densely-populated area surrounding Banda Aceh's city center was among the hardest-hit areas in the catastrophe triggered by a huge undersea earthquake with a magnitude of 9.1 on Dec. 26 in 2004.

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People flock to Aceh 'ground zero' to mark tsunami anniversary

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - Local women offer prayers at a cemetery in Banda Aceh on Dec. 26, 2009 to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the deadly tsunami. The densely-populated area surrounding Banda Aceh's city center was among the hardest-hit areas in the catastrophe triggered by a huge undersea earthquake with a magnitude of 9.1 on Dec. 26 in 2004.

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Controversial, costly Aceh tsunami museum neglected

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - The photo taken Dec. 5, 2009 shows some post-tsunami pictures kept at the Aceh Tsunami Museum in the Aceh provincial capital Banda Aceh, Indonesia. Controversial since its costly construction, the museum is now neglected.

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Controversial, costly Aceh tsunami museum neglected

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - The photo taken on Dec. 5, 2009 shows a back view of the Aceh Tsunami Museum, which looks like a ship, in the Aceh Provincial capital Banda Aceh. Controversial since its costly construction, the museum is now neglected.

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5 years on, it's still a struggle to travel in western Aceh

LAMBEUSO, Indonesia - This photo taken Dec. 6, 2009 in Lambeuso in Aceh Province, Indonesia, shows an ambulance crossing the Lambeuso River on a wooden raft to pick up a patient in the town of Calang in the provincial capital Banda Aceh, about 155 kilometers away. The reconstruction of a highway and bridges, devastated by the 2004 tsunami, on the western coast of the province has been halted.

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18-nation Indian Ocean tsunami drill held to test warning system

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Participants in a tsunami drill play the role of injured people in Banda Aceh, the capital of Indonesia's northernmost province of Aceh, on Oct. 14, 2009. The drill, based on the scenario of a magnitude 9.2 earthquake off the northwestern coast of Sumatra Island, was held to test the readiness of warning and rescue agencies in 18 Indian Ocean Rim countries as part of World Disaster Reduction Day.

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18-nation Indian Ocean tsunami drill held to test warning system

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Participants in a tsunami drill evacuate their houses in Banda Aceh, the capital of Indonesia's northernmost province Aceh, on Oct. 14, 2009 in a drill under a simulation of a magnitude 9.2 earthquake off the northwestern coast of Sumatra Island. The drill was held to test the readiness of warning and rescue agencies of 18 countries around the Indian Ocean Rim as part of World Disaster Reduction Day.

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Acehnese flock to mass graves to mark deadly 2004 tsunami

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - Two men who lost their relatives in the Indian Ocean tsunami that devastated Aceh Province in Indonesia in December 2004 pray for the victims at mass graves in the provincial capital Banda Aceh on Dec. 26. The tsunami left more than 170,000 people dead or missing.

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Ex-top Aceh rebel leader returns home after 30 years in exile

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - Hasan di Tiro (C), the founder of a former rebel group that fought for almost three decades for Aceh's independence, waves as he arrives at an airport in Banda Aceh, the capital of Indonesia's Aceh Province, on Oct. 11 after almost 30 years in exile in Sweden.

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Landmark elections under way in Indonesia's Aceh

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - Irwandi Yusuf, candidate for governor from the former separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM), casts his ballot during landmark local elections in Indonesia's once-troubled province of Aceh on Dec. 11.

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Election campaigning starts in Indonesia's once-restive Aceh

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - Irwandi Yusuf (L), running for governor of Aceh Province as an independent candidate, and Humam Hamid, another gubernatorial candidate, attend a campaign rally in Banda Aceh on Nov. 24 as Indonesia's once-restive province kicked off its first democratic, regional election campaign period ahead of the Dec. 11 polls to pick the province's governor, regents and mayors.

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Rebels in Indonesia's Aceh begin to disarm, hand over weapons

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - An international monitoring mission member destroys weapons delivered by members of the Free Aceh Movement, GAM, in a ceremony in Banda Aceh on Sept. 15. Rebels began to disarm, handing over weapons to the monitoring mission as part of a peace deal signed with the government last month.

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Rebels in Indonesia's Aceh begin to disarm, hand over weapons

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - Members of the Free Aceh Movement, GAM, begin to disarm Sept. 15, handing over weapons to an international monitoring mission in a ceremony in Banda Aceh as part of a peace deal signed with the government last month.

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Prime Minister Koizumi visits tsunami-hit Banda Aceh

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (C) meets circuit medical service workers in Banda Aceh on April 23.

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1st of GSDF aid teams to Indonesia returns to Japan

NARITA, Japan - A 44-member emergency aid group from the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force returned to Narita airport on March 6 after a relief mission in Indonesia's tsunami-ravaged Banda Aceh Province.

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Oceanographers survey seabed transformation off Sumatra

SUMATRA ISLAND, Indonesia - Japanese oceanographers on Feb. 21 begin surveying the seabed 280 kilometers southwest of Banda Aceh on Sumatra Island that might have been transformed by the massive Dec. 26 earthquake using an unmanned probe equipped with high-vision camera. (Pool photo)

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Cuban doctor examines child in Indonesia

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - A Cuban doctor examines a child outside Indonesia's Banda Aceh on Feb. 3. Cuba sent a group of 25 medical staff on Jan. 21 at the request of the Indonesian government.