'We couldn't find their bodies': Indonesian tsunami survivors …
Dec 26, 2024 · In provincial capital Banda Aceh's Baiturrahman Grand Mosque, relatives of the dead huddled under tents to pray for their loved ones. Some repeated the widely held view in the province that...
Survivor Tales as Aceh Marks 20 Years Since Tsunami EFE
Dec 26, 2024 · Indonesia on Thursday remembered its 167,000 victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami at the Sumatran city of Banda Aceh’s Baiturrahman Grand Mosque, one of the only buildings to withstand...
Siren rings as Aceh mourners mark 20 years after deadly tsunami
Dec 26, 2024 · In Banda Aceh city, an official ceremony at the Baiturrahman Grand Mosque kicked off a series of memorials across Asia with a three-minute-long siren at the exact time a major earthquake...
Tears, prayers as Asia mourns tsunami dead 20 years on
Dec 26, 2024 · In Indonesia’s Aceh Province, where more than 100,000 people were killed, a siren rang out at the Baiturrahman Grand Mosque to kick off a series of memorials around the region, including in...
Indonesians mark 20 years since tragic tsunami | AP News
Dec 21, 2024 · This aerial shot taken using a drone shows buildings at the business district surrounding Baiturrahman Grand Mosque which were badly ravaged by the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004, in Banda Aceh , Indonesia, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024.
Thousands mark 20 years after deadly Indian Ocean tsunami - MSN
Dec 26, 2024 · People visit Baiturrahman Grand Mosque during a commemoration of the 20-years anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami in Banda Aceh, Aceh, Indonesia, December 26, 2024.
Tears, prayers as Asia mourns tsunami dead 20 years on
Dec 26, 2024 · In Indonesia's Aceh Province where more than 100,000 people were killed, a siren rang out for three minutes at the Baiturrahman Grand Mosque, followed by Islamic prayers to kick off a series...
Indonesia's Banda Aceh marks 20 years since Indian Ocean tsunami
Dec 26, 2024 · A commemoration ceremony was held at Baiturrahman Grand Mosque, one of the few buildings in the provincial capital that survived the quake and tsunami. Safrizal Zakaria Ali, acting governor of Aceh, told those in attendance that the disaster left "deep wounds in Acehnese society, but simultaneously served as a reminder of Allah's greatness and ...
Siren rings as Indonesian mourners mark 20 years after deadly …
Dec 26, 2024 · In Indonesia’s Banda Aceh city, an official ceremony at the Baiturrahman Grand Mosque kicked off a series of memorials across Asia with a three-minute-long siren at the exact time a major earthquake caused giant waves on December 26, 2004.
Tsunami survivors in Indonesia recall how mosques stood firm ... - Fox News
Dec 23, 2014 · It's protected," said Ahmad Junaidi, a survivor who fled to safety in the majestic Baiturrahman Grand Mosque, a major landmark in the city with its 35-meter (115-foot) minarets, white walls...