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Heavily damaged home in Banda Aceh, Sumatra from the 2004 tsunami

By Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program
A home, severely damaged by the tsunami that hit Sumatra on December 26, 2004, sits atop debris.
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A severely damaged home, or a portion of one, sits atop debris in Banda Aceh on the island of Sumatra. Damage was caused by a massive, highly destructive tsunami, triggered by a magnitude 9.1 earthquake just offshore of Sumatra, on December 26, 2004.

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