Threeto four times more women died in the 2004 Tsunami in Aceh. The many widowed women have had to take on new roles in the home and community. Banda Aceh, used to have a population of nearly Ifa tsunami strikes Aceh again, the toll on young people could be especially high. Aceh has as many as 457 schools in high tsunami risk zones, and surveys carried out by Banda Aceh's Syiah Kuala University a couple of years ago indicate that most of them are ill-prepared. "The 2004 tsunami was on Sunday fortunately," Mundir, the BANDAACEH, KOMPAS - An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 hit the city of Banda Aceh, Aceh Province, on Sunday (9/7/2023) at approximately 9:09 PM local time. The earthquake did not have the potential for a tsunami, but it did cause panic among local residents. Based on the quick report from the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency Thecircular wall of a darkened memorial chamber, inside the Aceh Tsunami Museum, bears the names of those who lost their lives when the tsunami waves struck Banda Aceh on Dec. 26, 2004. (File BandaAceh is the capital of the Indonesian province of Aceh on the island of Sumatra. Understand . Around 150,000 people were killed in Banda Aceh in the Tsunami of 26 December 2004. Some parts of the city became permanently submerged. Many aid agencies have been present since then to help rebuild. Tumpukansampah dan mobil akibat bencana gempa bumi dan gelombang tsunami di sudut kota Banda Aceh, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, 30 Desember 2004. DOK. TEMPO/Arie Basuki. Iklan. TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Tepat hari ini, 26 Desember 2004 silam wilayah Aceh dilanda Tsunami. Kini, 18 tahun berlalu, provinsi di ujung barat Indonesia itu telah banyak berbenah. BANDAACEH, Indonesia - Ten years after a tsunami hit this city Dec. 26, 2004, killing 167,000 people, roads and bridges have been rebuilt, there are houses on the beach, trees have grown back Therebellion in Aceh was fought by the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) between 1976 and 2005, with the goal of making the province of Aceh independent from Indonesia. The widespread devastation caused by the tsunami led GAM to declare a cease-fire on 28 December 2004 followed by the Indonesian Government. Kl35.