2004 tsunami: Dramatic makeover of disaster-hit Indonesian town

AFP 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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AH
Dec 12, 2014 02:03am
These are signs of a resilient nation. Way to go!
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Sarah Rehan
Dec 12, 2014 12:14pm
Salute Indonesians totally! In case of Pakistan, such pictures are usually in the opposite direction, more towards devastation and desolation. And yet Indonesia and Pakistan both ironically are Muslim giants.
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kareemullah
Dec 12, 2014 07:34pm
There is vast difference between the photos before and after. There is difference in windows, domes, structures.
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reality bites
Dec 12, 2014 09:41pm
Now only if we can learn a fraction of that discipline and work ethics from Indonesia and other far eastern countries.
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UFO
Dec 13, 2014 06:07pm
First Tsunami, then Rebuilding. This is Imran Khan's dream also.
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Ahmed USA
Dec 14, 2014 05:45am
Beautiful photos!!!...Prayers and good wishes for Indonesian brothers and sisters from Pakistan!!!...
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