December 26, 2004 ago, Aceh tsunami disaster until this moment will never be forgotten by hundreds of millions of Southeast Asian public, especially millions of people of Aceh. 11 years ago, a devastating cataclysm that was touted as the deadliest natural disaster in the modern history of Indonesian disaster. At that time, December 26, 2004, the longest earthquake shocks in history tremorously shook with the earthquake point around the southwest of Aceh province. Unexpectedly, the earthquake in the morning at 07:58 WIB was the beginning of the devastating tsunami disaster.
The tsunami waves rolled violently, destroying cities in Aceh, especially those on the coast. Here are a few notes about the Aceh tsunami process 11 years ago. December 26, 2004 Sunday morning, a day after Christmas break and ahead of the New Year celebrations. The morning routine in Aceh went on as usual. Slow and quiet as city activity in the holiday. But when the clock shows the time 07:58 WIB, without any prediction, without any warning or alarm sign of disaster that sounds, a very great earthquake 9.3 SR earthquake shake the ground Nangroe Aceh Darussalam.
The power of the earthquake is so great and the duration is very long. After nearly 10 minutes the earth shook violently because of the shallow earthquake on the seabed, the tsunami came rolling up the coast of Aceh, the height of the Aceh tsunami estimated at 30 meters! December 27, 2004 The United Nations (UN) agency released a sad statement that the Aceh tsunami disaster as the greatest humanitarian disaster ever occurred in the modern catastrophe. Humanitarian aid from international institutions began to move towards the disaster area.
The worst affected areas are Aceh Indonesia, Khao Lak in Thailand and parts of Sri Lanka and India. December 30, 2004 The then UN Secretary-General Khofi Annan stated that the victims of the tsunami disaster were expected to reach more than 115,000 lives. December 31, 2004 Through the temporary count of the number of dead newspapers scattered in every corner of Aceh City, Indonesia was designated as the region most affected by the tsunami. The death toll in Indonesia is estimated to reach over 100,000 people! An estimated so dark and shocked hundreds of millions of Indonesians. January 1, 2005 Damage caused by the tsunami disaster that hit Aceh is increasingly known by the world public. Pictures of thousands of corpses still lying in the middle of the road wreaked havoc to billions of the world's public. The new year 2005 is celebrated with pain and confusion.
Indonesia grieves deeply. Until finally in the new year 2005, US aircraft carrier "USS Abraham Lincoln" arrived in the waters of Sumatra to assist the evacuation of victims and the distribution of relief materials. January 4, 2005 Through the United Nations temporary count, the estimated death toll from the tsunami disaster in Aceh is getting more and more sad. On 4 January 2005 the United Nations revised the estimated death toll from the Aceh tsunami from its original estimate, according to at least 200,000 people were killed