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Post-Tsunami Banda Aceh, Indonesia

Photo: Banda Aceh, Indonesia in March, 2006 after tsunami destruction
The tiny village of Gleebruk, Indonesia, about 30 miles (50 kilometers) southwest of Banda Aceh, was wiped out by the Christmas tsunami of 2004. The photo above shows the coastal area post-tsunami.
Photograph from Digital Globe

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