Tsunami in Banda Aceh
Indonesia, 26 December 2004
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Many eyewitnesses have compared the post-tsunami scene in
Banda Aceh to that of Hiroshima, Japan, after it was hit by an atomic bomb
during World War II.
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The December 2004 tsunami destroyed an estimated one-third
of the buildings in Banda Aceh.
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A soldier wears a mask to protect himself from disease and
the stench of decaying bodies.
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This fishing boat landed on the main street of Banda Aceh
several miles from the sea.
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A Muslim woman prays in one of many hastily constructed
refugee camps in and around Banda Aceh.
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A survivor searches the rubble of Banda Aceh, where about
half of the population was killed by the December 26 tsunami.
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The brown, barren area at the foot of this inland hill marks
where the tsunami slammed into it.
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Are than two weeks after the tsunami, thousands of corpses
remain, wrapped but in the open. It will take months to dispose of them all.
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About 50,000 bodies have been found in Banda Aceh. Thousands
more are being reported each day.
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Refugees receive medical care from a member of the
California-based International Medical Corps, a global nonprofit organization.
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Original Pic : National Geographic
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