20th anniv. of Sumatra earthquake-tsunami disaster

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.

20th anniv. of Sumatra earthquake-tsunami disaster

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.

Large ship remains in inland Banda Aceh since 2004 tsunami

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.

Body of famed Japanese climber killed in Russia returns home

Body of famed Japanese climber killed in Russia returns home

SHIZUOKA, Japan - The coffin containing famed Japanese climber Haruhisa Watanabe arrives at his family's home in the town of Mori, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Jan. 3, 2013. Watanabe, 31, died on Dec. 26, 2012, in a traffic accident in Russia's Murmansk region during a cycling expedition through Central Asia. In 2004, when aged 22, he became the youngest Japanese to scale the tallest peaks of the seven continents.

Sea lion conducts rehearsal for New Year writing

Sea lion conducts rehearsal for New Year writing

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Leo, a 10-year-old male sea lion, strikes a pose after writing in one stroke the word "mi," meaning snake -- the Chinese zodiac sign for the year of 2013 -- at the Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise aquarium in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 26, 2012. The aquarium allowed the press to witness a rehearsal for its popular New Year event -- a calligraphy writing display by a sea lion -- held every year since 2004.

Sea lion conducts rehearsal for New Year writing

Sea lion conducts rehearsal for New Year writing

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Leo, a 10-year-old male sea lion, strikes a pose after writing in one stroke the word "mi," meaning snake -- the Chinese zodiac sign for the year of 2013 -- at the Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise aquarium in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 26, 2012. The aquarium allowed the press to witness a rehearsal for its popular New Year event -- a calligraphy writing display by a sea lion -- held every year since 2004.

Sea lion conducts rehearsal for New Year writing

Sea lion conducts rehearsal for New Year writing

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Leo, a 10-year-old male sea lion, uses an ink brush to write the word "mi," meaning snake -- the Chinese zodiac sign for the year of 2013 -- in one stroke, at the Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise aquarium in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 26, 2012. The aquarium allowed the press to witness a rehearsal for its popular New Year event -- a calligraphy writing display by a sea lion -- held every year since 2004.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.