In this composite image a comparison has been made between a scene in 2005 (TOP) and 2014 (BOTTOM) ***TOP IMAGE*** ULEE LHEUE, ACEH, INDONESIA - JANUARY 4: The Baiturrahm Mosque and waterfront area after the Tsunami in Ulee Lheue, Aceh, Indonesia -150 miles from southern Asia's massive earthquake's epicenter on Tuesday January 4, 2005. Banda Aceh, Indonesia. ***BOTTOM IMAGE*** BANDA ACEH, INDONESIA - DECEMBER 13: The rebuilt Baiturrahm Mosque and waterfront area in Ulee Lheue, Aceh, Indonesia prior to the ten year anniversary of the 2004 earthquake and tsunami on December 13, 2014 in Ulee


In this composite image a comparison has been made between a scene in 2005 (TOP) and 2014 (BOTTOM) ***TOP IMAGE*** ULEE LHEUE, ACEH, INDONESIA - JANUARY 4: The Baiturrahm Mosque and waterfront area after the Tsunami in Ulee Lheue, Aceh, Indonesia -150 miles from southern Asia's massive earthquake's epicenter on Tuesday January 4, 2005. Banda Aceh, Indonesia. ***BOTTOM IMAGE*** BANDA ACEH, INDONESIA - DECEMBER 13: The rebuilt Baiturrahm Mosque and waterfront area in Ulee Lheue, Aceh, Indonesia prior to the ten year anniversary of the 2004 earthquake and tsunami on December 13, 2014 in Ulee Lheue, 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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