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The Resilient Spirit of Aceh: Twenty Years After the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami

A Catastrophic Event that Changed the Region Forever

Just after dawn on December 26, 2004, one of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded, magnitude 9.1, shook the earth beneath the Indian Ocean. Within moments, a devastating tsunami was unleashed, surging across the ocean and crashing into countless coastal communities. The tsunami claimed the lives of over 167,000 people in Aceh, Indonesia alone, and left millions more traumatized and displaced.