The northern side of Sumatra bore the brunt of the disaster with more than half of the total death toll reported.
Two decades after a catastrophic tsunami destroyed her village, Tria Asnani still cries when she recalls how she lost her mother while trying to escape the giant waves.
The worst-hit areas were in Aceh Besar and Banda Aceh, according to the Aceh Disaster Management Agency. Many international donors and organisations poured in money to help rebuild the affected areas that lost schools, hospitals and basic infrastructure, made stronger than before the tsunami hit. Fazli, the head of Preparedness in Aceh Disaster Management Agency, said the government initially stipulated that there should be no activity up to one kilometre from the coast.
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