"This is where corpses laid, mixed with woods carried by the currents," he said at a corner near Banda Aceh's Baiturrahman Grand Mosque, where he collected the bodies of at least 40 victims.

A picture taken Jan. 14, 2005, shows a mosque still standing in the middle of the devastated town of Banda Aceh. Indonesia, two weeks after the deadly Indian Ocean tsunami on Dec. 26, 2004.

A total of 226,408 people died as a result of the tsunami, according to a global disaster database, but Indonesia saw the highest death toll -- with more than 100,000 killed in Aceh alone.

A total of 226,408 people died as a result of the tsunami, according to a global disaster database, but Indonesia saw the highest death toll -- with more than 100,000 killed in Aceh alone.

But it was Aceh, Indonesia – a province already blighted by decades of civil war – that was hardest hit, particularly the capital Banda Aceh, where waves of up to 20-30m swept through the city ...

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia — People gathered in prayer and visited mass graves in Indonesia's Aceh province on Thursday to mark 20 years since the massive Indian Ocean tsunami hit the region in one ...

A total of 226,408 people died as a result of the tsunami, according to a global disaster database, but Indonesia saw the highest death toll -- with more than 100,000 killed in Aceh alone.

KUALA LUMPUR - The first inkling that things were really bad in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, was there was no news from Banda Aceh. The second was the priority request for body bags. It was Dec 28, 2004 ...