In this composite image a comparison has been made between a scene in 2005 (TOP) and 2014 (BOTTOM) ***TOP IMAGE*** LHOK NGA, ACEH, INDONESIA - JANUARY 8: Bodies are stack in a mass grave after the Tsunami in Lhok Nga, Indonesia -150 miles from southern Asia's massive earthquake's epicenter on Tuesday January 8, 2005. Banda Aceh, Indonesia. ***BOTTOM IMAGE*** LHOK NGA, ACEH, INDONESIA - DECEMBER 14: A mass grave cemetery prior to the ten year anniversary of the 2004 earthquake and tsunami on December 14, 2014 in Look Nga, Aceh, Indonesia. Aceh was the worst hit location, being the closest maj


In this composite image a comparison has been made between a scene in 2005 (TOP) and 2014 (BOTTOM) ***TOP IMAGE*** LHOK NGA, ACEH, INDONESIA - JANUARY 8: Bodies are stack in a mass grave after the Tsunami in Lhok Nga, Indonesia -150 miles from southern Asia's massive earthquake's epicenter on Tuesday January 8, 2005. Banda Aceh, Indonesia. ***BOTTOM IMAGE*** LHOK NGA, ACEH, INDONESIA - DECEMBER 14: A mass grave cemetery prior to the ten year anniversary of the 2004 earthquake and tsunami on December 14, 2014 in Look Nga, 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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