Aceh bore the brunt of what was one of the largest-ever natural disasters, triggered by an earthquake so large that scientists said it caused the Earth to wobble on its axis by a few centimeters
ອາເຈ່ ບູລະນະສ້າງສາ ຄືນໃໝ່ ຫຼັງຈາກ ສຸນາມິ
![The Apung 1 barge, which was generating electricity offshore, was carried five kilometers by the tsunami and came to rest atop two houses. (Steve Herman/VOA News)](https://gdb.voanews.com/370ef0b3-eb31-48ea-bda5-64c9fa141340_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The Apung 1 barge, which was generating electricity offshore, was carried five kilometers by the tsunami and came to rest atop two houses. (Steve Herman/VOA News)
![A damaged structure on a beach on the northwestern coast of Sumatra stands as testament to the force of the tsunami. (Steve Herman/VOA News)](https://gdb.voanews.com/6c5287a6-19a0-4dee-a6a2-9979ce75b488_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A damaged structure on a beach on the northwestern coast of Sumatra stands as testament to the force of the tsunami. (Steve Herman/VOA News)
![Surya was seven when the tsunami hit. He was seriously injured and spent a month in hospital. Twelve of his 16 family members perished. (Steve Herman/VOA News)](https://gdb.voanews.com/66eeccd6-bb9a-4e4a-9bbf-7ebe68c3f0da_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Surya was seven when the tsunami hit. He was seriously injured and spent a month in hospital. Twelve of his 16 family members perished. (Steve Herman/VOA News)
![Three girls at a secondary school in Aceh which was destroyed in the tsunami. Construction continues a decade later. (Steve Herman/VOA News)](https://gdb.voanews.com/b8dde192-6f90-4901-85f0-5912d2acf51d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Three girls at a secondary school in Aceh which was destroyed in the tsunami. Construction continues a decade later. (Steve Herman/VOA News)