A view of the destruction caused by the earthquake and tsunami in Banda Aceh, Indonesia

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A view of the destruction caused by the earthquake and tsunami in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. On the morning of Sunday, 26 December 2004, there was a severe earthquake in the Indian Ocean off the coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia. The earthquake measured on the Richter scale and was followed by a powerful tsunami.

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Size: 3800px × 2527px
Location: Banda Aceh, Indonesia
Photo credit: © Asia File / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: aceh, aftermath, asia, banda, damage, destruction, devastation, disaster, earthquake, emergency, empty, indonesia, people, quake, recovery, rescue, sumatra, tidal, tsunami, wave