Survivors and mourners in Indonesia marked the 20th anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami with prayers and ceremonies at mass graves and mosques.
Children holding national flags during prayers for the tsunami victims at the Baiturrahman Grand Mosque on Dec 26, 2024. - AFP
It is one of several prayer sites across western Indonesia -- including a grand mosque and other mass graves -- holding ceremonies that drew thousands of mourners who remember the Dec 26, 2004, tsunami.The tsunami -- generated by a 9.1-magnitude earthquake off Indonesia's western island of Sumatra -- carried in its path a wall of debris including boats, cars, and bodies.
Children playing near a banner put up at Baiturrahman Grand Mosque where a prayer marking 20 years since the massive Indian Ocean tsunami is held, in Banda Aceh on Dec 26, 2024. - AP Some mourners sat with their heads in their hands remembering their loved ones, while others sprinkled petals on the ground.
"I hope all my departed ones will be by God's side and I hope this disaster reminds us that we are powerless beings," Hasnawati, a 54-year-old teacher who lost relatives and friends, said at the grand mosque.At Siron, mourners laid flowers for the dead, while some burst into tears as a preacher talked about resilience and faith under the trees.
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