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Many stories, many witnesses --
Recovery in Indonesia, one year after
On December 26, 2004, a massive earthquake hit near the northwestern coast of Sumatra, in Indonesia. The resulting tsunami affected a number of countries on the Indian Ocean. Hardest hit was Indonesia's Aceh province, with a confirmed death toll of some 130,000 people, and more than 37,000 still missing and presumed dead. In response to this disaster and the toll it took in several countries--and to the March 2005 earthquake that rocked Nias Island, off the Sumatran coast--Church World Service has provided emergency shelter, food, and water and is helping communities to recover lives and livelihoods.
Click on a thumbnail photo above for a vignette--a brief story and photo(s)--of life one year after the devastation.
By Ronda Hughes/CWS and Chris Herlinger/CWS