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The 26 December 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami: Initial Findings from Sumatra

Photo Gallery of Northwestern Sumatra: 27 January 2005
travelling from host home in Banda Aceh to survey site south of Leupueng

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Photo from South of Leupueng, see caption below
getting fuel for the car in Banda Aceh
Photo from South of Leupueng, see caption below
getting fuel for the car in Banda Aceh
Photo from South of Leupueng, see caption below
getting fuel for the car in Banda Aceh
Photo from South of Leupueng, see caption below
Banda Aceh
Photo from South of Leupueng, see caption below
Banda Aceh
Photo from South of Leupueng, see caption below
Banda Aceh
Photo from South of Leupueng, see caption below
Banda Aceh
Photo from South of Leupueng, see caption below
market in Banda Aceh
Photo from South of Leupueng, see caption below
market in Banda Aceh
Photo from South of Leupueng, see caption below
market in Banda Aceh
Photo from South of Leupueng, see caption below
market in Banda Aceh
Photo from South of Leupueng, see caption below
market in Banda Aceh
Photo from South of Leupueng, see caption below
market in Banda Aceh
Photo from South of Leupueng, see caption below
Banda Aceh
Photo from South of Leupueng, see caption below
Banda Aceh
Photo from South of Leupueng, see caption below
travelling to survey site, south of Leupueng
Photo from South of Leupueng, see caption below
travelling to survey site, south of Leupueng
Photo from South of Leupueng, see caption below
travelling to survey site, south of Leupueng
Photo from South of Leupueng, see caption below
travelling to survey site, south of Leupueng
Photo from South of Leupueng, see caption below
refugee camp
Photo from South of Leupueng, see caption below
travelling to survey site, south of Leupueng
Photo from South of Leupueng, see caption below
These residents built a temporary shelter atop their property within the foundation of their destroyed house.
Photo from South of Leupueng, see caption below
These residents built an elaborate, temporary shelter atop their property within the foundation of their destroyed house.
Photo from South of Leupueng, see caption below
Another bridge is out due to the tsunami.
Photo from South of Leupueng, see caption below
A makeshift raft serves as a ferry across the river.
Photo from South of Leupueng, see caption below
Passengers, operator, and motorcycle seem to be too heavy for the raft.
Photo from South of Leupueng, see caption below
Think there's too much weight on this makeshift raft ferry? They do make it across!
Photo from South of Leupueng, see caption below
Slowly but surely, this makeshift raft ferry makes it across the river.
Photo from South of Leupueng, see caption below
Slowly but surely, this makeshift raft ferry makes it across the river.
Photo from South of Leupueng, see caption below
Foundations are often all that remain of houses and buildings following the tsunami.
Photo from South of Leupueng, see caption below
south of Leupueng
Photo from South of Leupueng, see caption below
Temporary shelters were set up.
Photo from South of Leupueng, see caption below
Marine life was brought ashore by the tsunami.
Photo from South of Leupueng, see caption below
washed-out road through a destroyed community
Photo from South of Leupueng, see caption below
refugee camp set up in a destroyed community
Photo from South of Leupueng, see caption below
destroyed community south of Leupueng
Photo from South of Leupueng, see caption below
tile floor of a destroyed house
Photo from South of Leupueng, see caption below
survey site south of Leupueng
Photo from South of Leupueng, see caption below
survey site south of Leupueng
Photo from South of Leupueng, see caption below
survey site south of Leupueng
Photo from South of Leupueng, see caption below
survey site south of Leupueng
Photo from South of Leupueng, see caption below
steel beams of a cell tower bent over by the force of the tsunami
Photo from South of Leupueng, see caption below
survey site south of Leupueng
Photo from South of Leupueng, see caption below
survey site south of Leupueng
Photo from South of Leupueng, see caption below
survey site south of Leupueng
Photo from South of Leupueng, see caption below
survey site south of Leupueng
Photo from South of Leupueng, see caption below
survey site south of Leupueng
Photo from South of Leupueng, see caption below
survey site south of Leupueng
Photo from South of Leupueng, see caption below
survey site south of Leupueng
Photo from South of Leupueng, see caption below
survey site south of Leupueng
Photo from South of Leupueng, see caption below
survey site south of Leupueng
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