2004 tsunami: Dramatic makeover of disaster-hit Indonesian town

Published December 11, 2014
A photo (L) taken of residents walking over huge pile of debris covering the streets of Indonesia. — AFP
A photo (L) taken of residents walking over huge pile of debris covering the streets of Indonesia. — AFP
A file photo (top) of debris scattered across the grounds of Banda Aceh's Baiturrahaman mosque in Aceh province.—  AFP
A file photo (top) of debris scattered across the grounds of Banda Aceh's Baiturrahaman mosque in Aceh province.— AFP
A file photo taken in 2005 of two fishing boats beside a commercial building in Banda Aceh, where surrounding houses and buildings were heavily damaged and coastal villages wiped out. —  AFP
A file photo taken in 2005 of two fishing boats beside a commercial building in Banda Aceh, where surrounding houses and buildings were heavily damaged and coastal villages wiped out. — AFP
A file photo of heavy debris spread across the grounds of Banda Aceh's Baiturrahaman mosque. The same location photographed in 2014(bottom) showing the renovated grounds. — AFP
A file photo of heavy debris spread across the grounds of Banda Aceh's Baiturrahaman mosque. The same location photographed in 2014(bottom) showing the renovated grounds. — AFP
This combo shows a file photo taken in 2005 of a boat on top of a destroyed house in Banda Aceh. — AFP
This combo shows a file photo taken in 2005 of a boat on top of a destroyed house in Banda Aceh. — AFP
A file photo of workers burning debris as they clean up downtown Banda Aceh. — AFP
A file photo of workers burning debris as they clean up downtown Banda Aceh. — AFP
A file photo (top) taken with a telephoto lens on of a partly damaged mosque in the Lampuuk coastal district of Banda Aceh. — AFP
A file photo (top) taken with a telephoto lens on of a partly damaged mosque in the Lampuuk coastal district of Banda Aceh. — AFP

These photos revisit the devastation in Banda Aceh, the coastal town hit hardest by the 2004 tsunami triggered by an earthquake

Indonesia will mark on December 26, 2014 the 10th year anniversary of the deadly tsunami which killed more than 170,000 people in Aceh, and tens of thousands of others in other countries around the Indian Ocean.

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