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Tsunami operation
Indonesia - January 2005



Banda Aceh in northern Indonesia was one of many towns levelled to the ground by the powerful tidal wave, with houses reduced to piles of rubble and communities devastated. In some areas, the tidal wave reached 5 km inland. The coastal areas stood no chance.

Banda Aceh in northern Indonesia was one of many towns levelled to the ground by the powerful tidal wave, with houses reduced to piles of rubble and communities devastated. In some areas, the tidal wave reached 5 km inland. The coastal areas stood no chance.

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Photo: Ian Woolverton/International Federation

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