In this composite image a comparison has been made between a scene in 2005 (TOP) and 2014 (BOTTOM) ***TOP IMAGE*** LEUPUNG, ACEH, INDONESIA - JANUARY 8: A washed out bridge and completely destroyed village after the Tsunami in Leupung, Aceh, Indonesia -150 miles from southern Asia's massive earthquake's epicenter on Tuesday January 8 2005. Leaping, Aceh, Indonesia. ***BOTTOM IMAGE*** LEUPUNG, ACEH, INDONESIA - DECEMBER 13: A rebuilt bridge and new roadway to right prior to the ten year anniversary of the 2004 earthquake and tsunami on December 13, 2014 in Leupung, Aceh, Indonesia. Aceh was t
In this composite image a comparison has been made between a scene in 2005 (TOP) and 2014 (BOTTOM) ***TOP IMAGE*** LEUPUNG, ACEH, INDONESIA - JANUARY 8: A washed out bridge and completely destroyed village after the Tsunami in Leupung, Aceh, Indonesia -150 miles from southern Asia's massive earthquake's epicenter on Tuesday January 8 2005. Leaping, Aceh, Indonesia. ***BOTTOM IMAGE*** LEUPUNG, ACEH, INDONESIA - DECEMBER 13: A rebuilt bridge and new roadway to right prior to the ten year anniversary of the 2004 earthquake and tsunami on December 13, 2014 in Leupung, Aceh, Indonesia. Aceh was the worst hit location, being the closest major city to the epicentre of the magnitude earthquake, suffering a huge hit from the following tsunami and resulting in around 130,000 deaths. Throughout the affected region of eleven countries, nearly 230,000 people were killed, making it one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history.
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Location: Banda Aceh, Aceh, Indonesia
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