1/16A partly damaged mosque in the Lampuuk coastal district of Banda Aceh on Indonesia's Sumatra island, AFP PHOTO / FILES / JOEL SAGET
Aceh – The Destruction
The city of Bandah Aceh in Northern Sumatra was wiped off the face ot the earth in the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami
2/16Devastation caused by the Indian Ocean tsunami to the west of Aceh on January 8, 2005 in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. (Photo by Dimas Ardian/Getty Images)
3/16Devastated district of Banda Aceh, in Aceh province on Indonesia's Sumatra island, an area which was devastated in the earthquake and tsunami on December 26, 2004. AFP PHOTO
4/16A scene of devastation is seen in the tsunami hit Indonesian City of Banda Aceh -150 miles from southern Asia's massive earthquake's epicenter - on December 28, 2004, Banda Aceh, Indonesia. Photo by: Dimas Ardian/Getty Images
5/16Devastation caused by the Indian Ocean tsunami to the west of Aceh on January 8, 2005 in Banda Aceh, Indonesia.
6/16Devastation caused by the Indian Ocean tsunami to the west of Aceh on December 28, 2004, Banda Aceh, Indonesia(Photo by: Dimas Ardian/Getty Images)
7/16December 28, 2004. Debris scattered across the grounds of Banda Aceh's Baiturrahaman mosque in Aceh province. AFP PHOTO / BAY ISMOYO
8/16Meulaboh city under water 28 December 2004, after a quake and tidal waves hit Aceh province early December 26. AFP PHOTO
9/16Devastation caused by the Indian Ocean tsunami to the west of Aceh on January 8, 2005 in Banda Aceh, Indonesia.
10/16Devastation caused by the Indian Ocean tsunami to the west of Aceh on January 8, 2005 in Banda Aceh, Indonesia.
11/16Devastation caused by the Indian Ocean tsunami to the west of Aceh on January 8, 2005 in Banda Aceh, Indonesia.
12/16An elephant pulls debris near the coast in Banda Aceh, 04 Jan 2005. AFP picPhilippe/Desmazes
13/16(FILES) This aerial file photo taken on January 16, 2005 shows a partly damaged mosque in the Lampuuk coastal district of Banda Aceh on Indonesia's Sumatra island, an area which was devastated in the earthquake and tsunami on December 26, 2004. 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. AFP PHOTO / FILES / JOEL SAGET
14/16(FILES) This aerial file photo taken on January 16, 2005 shows a partly damaged mosque in the Lampuuk coastal district of Banda Aceh on Indonesia's Sumatra island, an area which was devastated in the earthquake and tsunami on December 26, 2004. 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. AFP PHOTO / FILES / JOEL SAGET
15/16(FILES) This aerial file photo taken on January 16, 2005 shows a partly damaged mosque in the Lampuuk coastal district of Banda Aceh on Indonesia's Sumatra island, an area which was devastated in the earthquake and tsunami on December 26, 2004. 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. AFP PHOTO / FILES / JOEL SAGET
16/16(FILES) This aerial file photo taken on January 16, 2005 shows a partly damaged mosque in the Lampuuk coastal district of Banda Aceh on Indonesia's Sumatra island, an area which was devastated in the earthquake and tsunami on December 26, 2004. 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. AFP PHOTO / FILES / JOEL SAGET
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