Lhogna suburb Banda
Aceh:
An Indonesian woman
sits exhausted, hungry and in despair: spray-painted on the wall, the
only thing remaining of her home, are the words, "26-12-04 tragidi,
hari minggu, hari maut"...translated, it means: Dec 26, 04 : Tragic
Sunday, deadly day", the words tell it all. In this once affluent neighborhood,
stunned survivors wander aimlessly through the debris of their homes
looking for anything of monetary or sentimental value. Occasionally
a photograph or a bit of personal property is found, but since the waves
path spread the wreckage over several kilometers, finding one's personal
belongings here is highly unlikely.
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