CHILD WARNING Tsunami Aceh 26 December 2004

This archive discusses the 2004 Aceh Tsunami tragedy

The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami or better known as (Aceh earthquake and tsunami) occurred at 07 : 58 : 53 WIB on Sunday, December 26 2004. The epicenter was located off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. The earthquake shock had a scale of 9.1–9.3 on the moment strength scale and IX (Great) on the Mercalli intensity scale. Megathrust earthquakes Undersea earthquakes occur when the Indian Plate is pushed downward by the Burma Plate. This tsunami wave killed around 227,898 people in 14 countries, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, Somalia and the Maldives were the worst affected countries.

https://id.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gempa_bumi_dan_tsunami_Samudra_Hindia_2004

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Indonesia was the first country to be seriously affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. Almost all of the victims and damage occurred in Aceh Province. The arrival time of the tsunami was around 15 to 30 minutes after the earthquake. According to the National Disaster Management Agency, around 130,000 people died and 37,063 people are missing. In addition, the UN estimates that 655,000 people are homeless and taking refuge in refugee camps scattered across the province. In the provincial capital of Banda Aceh, around 60,000 people were killed by the tsunami. More than a thousand bodies were found in the streets of the provincial capital of Banda Aceh, and placed in mass graves without waiting for identification as officials quickly tried to keep the situation from worsening.

https://id.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gempa_bumi_dan_tsunami_Samudra_Hindia_2004

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The area most devastated by the Tsunami and Earthquake

Indian Ocean map

Sumatra island map

https://id.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gempa_bumi_dan_tsunami_Samudra_Hindia_2004

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The time when the tragedy occurred

07 : 58 : 53 WIB on Sunday, December 26 2004.

Megathrust earthquakes Undersea earthquakes occur when the Indian Plate is pushed downward by the Burma Plate.

The epicenter was located off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. The earthquake shock had a scale of 9.1–9.3 on the moment strength scale and IX (Great) on the Mercalli intensity scale, causing a Tsunami wave to appear

https://id.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gempa_bumi_dan_tsunami_Samudra_Hindia_2004

Amateur video of what happened during the earthquake

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The arrvial of tsunami waves in Aceh

The arrival time of the tsunami was around 15 to 30 minutes after the earthquake.

https://id.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gempa_bumi_dan_tsunami_Samudra_Hindia_2004

Amateur video recorded by someone on a ship recording a sea wave that was about to hit Aceh

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the moment Aceh was hit by a tsunami

In less than a few minutes, a large wave suddenly arrived, approximately 30 meters high, which swept across the west coast of Sumatra and the small islands around it. It is estimated that this tsunami wave wiped out the land at a speed of up to 800 km per hour.

In just seven minutes, cities on the west coast of Aceh were filled with building rubble and corpses in tragic conditions.

Recording of when Aceh was hit by a tsunami, recorded by Cut Putri

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Live broadcast at the time of the tragedy

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Aftermath

around 130,000 people died and 37,063 people are missing.

Throughout 2005-2009, the reconstruction and rehabilitation process was carried out to restore the condition of Aceh City. During that time, many assisted living facilities were established, including various infrastructure and public facilities.

Two years after the tsunami, development is a major challenge and the aim is still to rebuild basic infrastructure services. After the completion of the rehabilitation and reconstruction period, Aceh continued to develop, characterized by an increase in the area of built-up areas and a reduction in agricultural areas and other vegetation cover. The development of Banda Aceh City in 2005-2011 still focused on the post-earthquake and tsunami rehabilitation and reconstruction program coordinated by BRR NAD-Nias. This period is a big challenge because we have to restore various sectors such as housing, educational facilities, health facilities, road network access, clean water access, and so on.

https://dishub.acehprov.go.id/pembangunan-aceh-setelah-19-tahun-berlalu-pasca-tsunami/

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Hopefully this tsunami tragedy will not happen again.