Date: 12/12/2006 In many of the hardest hit places such as Banda Aceh and Meulaboh the only structures sturdy enough to withstand the surging waves were Mosques. This was a source of great strength to the Achenese who are devout Muslims. To others though the tsunami was thought to be a punishment for not praying enough. It is possible however that so many Mosques survived the earthquake and tsunami as a result of simply being well built by Achenese devoted to their faith and god.
'Huge aid effort gathers speed,' CNN
Date: 04/01/2005 In the days that followed the tsunami, bodies lined the streets.
'We have too many bodies,' by Ian Woolverton in The Guardian
'Awesome task in Sumatra,' by Howard Arfin, BBC Online
Date: 06/01/2007 Red Cross volunteers retrieve bodies in Aceh.
'Aceh's paddies still giving up grim harvest,' by Yrsa Grüne, International Red Cross
Date: 02/01/2005 Tsunami devastation - up to 40,000 died in Meulaboh.
'Hit by the aftershock,' by Ian Woolverton in The Guardian
'Aceh's silent children,' Howard Arfin, BBC Online
Date: 10/12/2006 Surging waves lifted large fishing boats out the water and carried them many kilometres inland.
'A welcome deluge,' by Ian Woolverton in The Guardian
Date: 04/01/2005 Entire villages were sucked out to sea.
'A chance to say goodbye,' by Ian Woolverton, International Red Cross
Date: 10/12/2006 Thousands of families lost their homes.
'A cruel sea leaves little to salvage,' by Ian Woolverton, International Red Cross
Date: 11/09/2006 To many Banda Aceh will forever be synonymous with the tsunami disaster on December 26, 2004. The destruction there was undoubtedly beyond comprehension. But the village of Lampuuk was closest to the epicentre of the earthquake and tsunami. Sixty-minutes drive west of Banda, its population of 6,000 people was almost entirely wiped out. Only 1,000 people survived many of whom sought refuge in the only building left standing - the local mosque.
'Clinton and Bush visit the Tsunami hit Banda Aceh,' Aljazeera
Date: 10/12/2006 Hundreds of Red Cross volunteers responded to the disaster.
'Red Cross steps up aid efforts in Aceh,' by Ian Woolverton, International Red Cross
Date: 10/12/2006 Red Cross chartered planes as well as helicopters to help reach remote communities.
'A beacon of light in remote Aceh,' by Ian Woolverton, International Red Cross
Date: 10/12/2006 BBC's Andrew North and producer Cara Swift traveled with Red Cross to Meulaboh. They were among the first western journalists to report from the devastated west coast of Aceh Province.
'Meulaboh's heart has been ripped out,' by Andrew North, BBC
Date: 08/12/2006 Chinook helicopters helped transport aid workers, relief supplies, journalists and displaced people.
'Chinooks assist with tsunami relief,' by Tom Marinucci
Date: 08/12/2006 Achenese boy at Indonesian Red Cross centre, Meulaboh.
'Taking care of the whole family,' by Ian Woolverton, International Red Cross
Date: 10/12/2006 In Meulaboh Red Cross delivered water to 4,000 families every day.
'Precious water flows in Meulaboh,' by Ian Woolverton, International Red Cross
Date: 10/12/2006 With so many families homeless one of the biggest challenges for aid agencies was house reconstruction.
'Nias islanders get a place to call home,' by Ian Woolverton, International Red Cross
Date: 09/09/2006 Oxfam financial grants helped hundreds of families rebuild businesses shattered by the tsunami.
'Returning to Aceh,' by Ian Woolverton, Oxfam International
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