Meulaboh city in Indonesia’s West Aceh after the tsunami hit (File photo 2004) © Jefri Aries/IRIN
On December 26, 2004, the most powerful and deadly tsunami ever recorded by man swept across the entire coastline of the Indian Ocean with waves reaching 35 m in height. The death toll was around 230,000, including 168,000 in the province of Aceh (or Atjeh), the northernmost administrative division of the Indonesian archipelago, in northern Sumatra.
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- Indonesia
- 31-12-2004
