In this composite image a comparison has been made between a scene in 2005 (TOP) and 2014 (BOTTOM) ***TOP IMAGE*** LHOK SADAY, ACEH, INDONESIA - JANUARY 8: A completely devastated village after the Tsunami in Lhok Sadey, Aceh, Indonesia -150 miles from southern Asia's massive earthquake's epicenter on Tuesday January 8, 2005. Lhok Sadey, Aceh, Indonesia. ***BOTTOM IMAGE*** LHOK SADAY, ACEH, INDONESIA - DECEMBER 14: A mostly unused beach prior to the ten year anniversary of the 2004 earthquake and tsunami on December 14, 2014 in Lhok Saday, Aceh, Indonesia. Aceh was the worst hit location, b


In this composite image a comparison has been made between a scene in 2005 (TOP) and 2014 (BOTTOM) ***TOP IMAGE*** LHOK SADAY, ACEH, INDONESIA - JANUARY 8: A completely devastated village after the Tsunami in Lhok Sadey, Aceh, Indonesia -150 miles from southern Asia's massive earthquake's epicenter on Tuesday January 8, 2005. Lhok Sadey, Aceh, Indonesia. ***BOTTOM IMAGE*** LHOK SADAY, ACEH, INDONESIA - DECEMBER 14: A mostly unused beach prior to the ten year anniversary of the 2004 earthquake and tsunami on December 14, 2014 in Lhok Saday, 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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