Aceh bore the brunt of what was one of the largest-ever natural disasters, triggered by an earthquake so large that scientists said it caused the Earth to wobble on its axis by a few centimeters
Aceh Rebuilt Decade After Tsunami, But Scars Remain
![The Apung 1 barge, which was generating electricity offshore, was carried five kilometers by the tsunami and came to rest atop two houses. (Steve Herman/VOA News)](https://gdb.voanews.com/370EF0B3-EB31-48EA-BDA5-64C9FA141340_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The Apung 1 barge, which was generating electricity offshore, was carried five kilometers by the tsunami and came to rest atop two houses. (Steve Herman/VOA News)
![Un habitant passe devant un camion incendié près de la route où les manifestants sont passés à Atteridgeville, à l'ouest de Pretoria, Afrique du Sud, le 21 juin 2016.](https://gdb.voanews.com/6C5287A6-19A0-4DEE-A6A2-9979CE75B488_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Un habitant passe devant un camion incendié près de la route où les manifestants sont passés à Atteridgeville, à l'ouest de Pretoria, Afrique du Sud, le 21 juin 2016.
![Surya was seven when the tsunami hit. He was seriously injured and spent a month in hospital. Twelve of his 16 family members perished. (Steve Herman/VOA News)](https://gdb.voanews.com/66EECCD6-BB9A-4E4A-9BBF-7EBE68C3F0DA_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Surya was seven when the tsunami hit. He was seriously injured and spent a month in hospital. Twelve of his 16 family members perished. (Steve Herman/VOA News)
![Three girls at a secondary school in Aceh which was destroyed in the tsunami. Construction continues a decade later. (Steve Herman/VOA News)](https://gdb.voanews.com/B8DDE192-6F90-4901-85F0-5912D2ACF51D_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Three girls at a secondary school in Aceh which was destroyed in the tsunami. Construction continues a decade later. (Steve Herman/VOA News)