Tame elephants are used to help move the wreckage caused by the tsunami and earthquake in Banda Aceh, Indonesia

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Tame elephants are used to help move the wreckage caused by the tsunami and earthquake in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. On the morning of Sunday, 26 December 2004, there was a severe earthquake in the Indian Ocean off the coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia. The earthquake measured on the Richter scale and was followed by a powerful tsunami.

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Location: Banda Aceh, Indonesia
Photo credit: © Asia File / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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