Aceh Beyond the Tsunami: Directed by Tim Barretto. With Naser Azad. 'Aceh: beyond the tsunami' is Australian documentary voicing the extraordinary stories of survivors of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami in the province of Aceh, Indonesia. Thetsunami in 2004 devastated the region, and wiped out large parts of this city. The waves, more than 20 meters high (65 ft), not only leveled the majority of built structures in the affected areas, it reshaped the land itself. Now, Banda Aceh is widely held as a successful reconstruction effort. The2016 Aceh earthquake (Indonesian: Gempa Aceh 2016) struck the Indonesian island of Sumatra with a M w of 6.5 in Aceh province on 7 December 2016, at 05:03 WIB (22:03 UTC 6 December 2016). The shock was reported to be at a depth of 13 km, categorized as a strong, shallow earthquake. The epicentre was located near the village of Reuleut in Pidie Jaya Regency, 164 km (102 mi) southeast of the OnDecemebr 29, estimates of the death toll in Indonesia were over 80,000—more than half the global total. The town of Lhoknga, on the west coast of Sumatra near the capital of Aceh, Banda Aceh, was completely destroyed by the tsunami, with the exception of the mosque (white circular feature) in the city's center. Atsunami is still a significant threat to a large number of coastal cities in Indonesia, including Banda Aceh that was severely affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami [22, 23]. Paleo-tsunami studies of sediment deposits in a coastal cave located 40 km from Banda Aceh show the area has been hit by 11 tsunamis since 5000 BC [ 24 ]. BANDAACEH, Indonesia - Ten years after a tsunami hit this city Dec. 26, 2004, killing 167,000 people, roads and bridges have been rebuilt, there are houses on the beach, trees have grown back .

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