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Tsunami-veteran rescue elephants mobilized for Indonesia cyclone disaster relief

A group of specialist Sumatran elephants have joined recovery operations in Aceh following the catastrophic landfall of ...
Nikkei Asia

In Indonesia's Aceh, slow flood aid spurs comparisons with 2004 tsunami

BIREUEN, Indonesia -- Habibullah, a police officer and resident of Krueng Lhok village in Pidie Jaya regency, Aceh province, ...
Boston Herald

Prayers and tears mark 20 years since the Indian Ocean tsunami that killed some 230,000 people

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — People gathered in prayer and visited mass graves in Indonesia’s Aceh province on Thursday to mark 20 years since the massive Indian Ocean tsunami hit the region in one of ...
Time

Indian Ocean Earthquake: Asia Heeds Lessons of the Past as Tsunami Watch Is Lifted

The most dangerous thing that can happen in the eerie vacuum between an earthquake and a tsunami is nothing. Once a tsunami warning is issued, the size of the wave and the number of minutes before it ...