Remembering, A decade ago on 26th December 2004, the province of Aceh In the north-western-most part of Indonesia was devastated by a disaster of gigantic proportions that shook the world, known as the Aceh Tsunami. The Aceh Tsunami, also known as the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and Tsunami, occurred unexpectedly that Sunday morning on 26 December 2014, regarded as one of the most devastating natural disasters in recorded history. The tragedy started when a huge 9.2 RS earthquake with epicenter near the island of Simeuleu, close to the shore of Aceh, shook the area. This was followed by an enormous tsunami that made landfall in Aceh within only 15 minutes. By the end of the day the Indian Ocean tsunami had killed an unsuspecting 280,000 people in fourteen countries around the Indian Ocean from Indonesia, Thailand, Srilanka to the Seychelles and Madagascar in Africa, drowning coastal areas with waves of up to 30 meters high. Hopefully the people of Aceh have always given grace, prosperity, well-being by Allah SWT. Ameen....
Posted on: Thu, 25 Dec 2014 20:58:10 +0000
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