Since the tsunami, the girl had lived with three different relatives in one foster family and was now located in south aceh. This was a personal video filmed in banda aceh, aceh province, indonesia in the immediate aftermath of the tsunami disaster of 20042005. Chris roberts reports live from banda aceh, sumatra, indonesia on the aftermath of the asian tsunami disaster of december 26th 2004. Aceh was granted relative autonomy, and the people of the island were ready to stake out their distinct path forward. But just before he reached the harbor a torrent from the land drove the boat seawards and capsized it. A combination photo shows top a view of the damage near baiturrahman mosque december 27, 2004, the day after a tsunami hit the indonesian city of banda aceh, and bottom an acehnese man. What the 2004 boxing day tsunami swept in cbc news. The sheer strength needed to stay alive in the torrent was often also decisive in who survived. Tsunami aftermath in banda aceh, indonesia, where only a few structures remained standing. In path of tsunami, giant cement maker struggles to recover wsj. Dismissing doubts, indonesian mom reassembles a family, 10. The bbcs andrew harding travelled to banda aceh in the aftermath of the disaster, where he met an 11yearold girl who had lost her. Based on weather reports collected during 20052015.
Tim hetheringtonmagnumbanda aceh on the indonesian island of. In banda aceh, what little wreckage remains has been appropriated as something for curious sightseers. Acehnese people sow flowers as they pray at mass grave to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the indian ocean tsunami in banda aceh, indonesia, dec. I address a social topic regarding aceh after tsunami 2004. Terrified staff raced past, traditional long skirts hitched above. Haunting relics from the day the tsunami struck banda aceh, indonesia now serve as landmarks that help pay tribute to the citys devastating past while contributing to its prosperous recovery. Australian associated press photographer mick tsikas speaks about the scene of complete devastation after flying to banda aceh, indonesia, to cover the boxing day tsunami aftermath. Banda aceh is still vulnerable rina meutia survived the devastating tsunami 10 years ago in indonesias banda aceh. Banda aceh tsunami sites become destinations for memory. The indonesian city of banda aceh reported the largest number of victims. Averages are for banda aceh blangbintang, which is 7 miles from banda aceh. An indonesian boy walks by a wrecked house on which a boat was left after the tsunami, feb. A fishing boat carried into banda acehs main business district by the torrent blocks the.
The tsunamis impact on women oxfam digital repository. 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. It was a major, devastating event that killed 1 in 5 people here, ended a long. This video is made as a part of my application to future news worldwide 2017 in edinburgh, united kingdom. Banda aceh, indonesia, 26 may 2005 unicef is building two hundred temporary. Aceh 10 years after the boxing day tsunami in pictures. After the torrents, the next threat is standing water.
I was not yet a journalist when the 2004 banda aceh tsunami happened. She had not attended school regularly and only had a fourthgrade education, and she collected neighbors laundry to help the family make ends meet. Disease threatens to claim many thousands of lives, aid agencies warn. I was part of a small team from jakarta who went to banda aceh to do trauma counseling, translating, refugee camp work and to just help where we could. Hokkaido university, yuichi nishimura on december 26, 2004, an extremely powerful earthquake off the coast of the indonesian island of sumatra in the indian ocean generated a devastating tsunami. These photos revisit the devastation in banda aceh, the coastal town hit hardest by the 2004 tsunami triggered by an earthquake. A decade after the tsunami, the province is slowly rebuilding itself in the area hardest hit by 2004s boxing day disaster, children in. Banda aceh previously known as kutaradja, and variously called bandar aceh, acheh, achem, acem, atjeh, kuta raja is the capital of indonesias aceh province, and also the main.
A survivor of the 2004 tsunami who lives in banda aceh, putri utami, said she had heard a siren, near banda acehs blang padang park, and it was even. The treaty explicitly cites the tsunami as a catalyst. Nine years later the indonesian coast has orphans as landowners and huge discrepencies in. Tsunami disaster in south asia press centre unicef. Revisiting banda aceh now, and getting first hand stories from survivors gave me a sense of fulfillment as a. Video footage revealed black torrents of water moving at high speed, rolling by windows of a twostory residential area situated about 3. Smalltime profiteers meanwhile are setting up in banda aceh, the regions. The tsunami s impact on gender balance in aceh there has been no comprehensive survey conducted yet, but in many of the areas where oxfam is working, more females were killed by the tsunami than males, and in many communities, the number of female deaths was significantly higher than that among males. The area was devastated in the earthquake and tsunami, which. In banda aceh you definitely need to take a few minutes to visit the tsunami museum. A decade after 2004s boxing day tsunami, getty images sent their photographers back to banda aceh on indonesias sumatra island.
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