Photo Gallery of Northwestern Sumatra: 22 January 2005:
travelling from host home in Banda Aceh to survey site in Lho Nga

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Panoramic photo in Lho Nga
The powerful tsunami waves snapped off trees, swept buildings from their foundations, and stranded the coal barge and tugboat shown in this photograph taken south of Lho Nga looking southward. The line along the cliff where thick green vegetation (above) meets brown rock and rubble (below) marks the elevation reached by tsunami waves here: 31 m (102 ft) above sea level.
Panoramic photo south of Lho Nga looking northward, same coastal area where barge and tugboat were stranded (see panorama above).
ITST scientists discussing survey plans	Bridge, destroyed by tsunami, makes river unpassable to cars and trucks.	Makeshift raft carries foot passengers across river.	temporary bridge being constructed across river
temporary bridge being constructed across river	Locals take motorcycle across river on raft.	Locals take motorcycle across river on raft.	pool near coast filled with large rocks and sand from the tsunami
scour around pool and rock rubble carried inland by tsunami	ITST member Raphael Paris stands near steel beams wrapped around tree	branches broken and bark scraped off tree up to height of tsunami	branches broken and bark scraped off tree up to height of tsunami
branches broken and bark scraped off tree up to height of tsunami	water tower knocked over by tsunami	steel beam bent by debris carried in the powerful waves that struck Lho Nga on Sumatra's west coast	trees snapped by tsunami
car damaged by debris and flowing tsunami	car and debris carried inland and piled up against trees	landward limit of tsunami marked by lack of vegetation	tsunami flowed up river valley over 1.6 km from coast
tsunami flowed up river valley over 1.6 km from coast	coastal plain inundated by tsunami	coastal plain inundated by tsunami	landward limit of tsunami marked by lack of vegetation
buildings torn from foundations	coal barge and tug carried onto land; tsunami runup reached 32 m here	closer view of barge and tugboat stranded by tsunami; tsunami runup reached 31 m here	ship overturned at cement factory harbor
closer view of barge and tugboat stranded by tsunami; tsunami runup reached 31 m here	trees snapped by tsunami	broken branches on tree help indicate tsunami height	ITST members Nishimura-san and Kamataki-san measuring water levels
broken branches and discolored vegetation from saltwater indicate tsunami height	coal barge and tug carried onto land; tsunami runup reached 31 m here	coal barge and tug were held together by line	broken branches on tree near coast indicates water level close to the beach
cement factory damaged by tsunami	cement factory damaged by tsunami	road partially destroyed by tsunami	trees submerged by sea suggest recent subsidence
trees submerged by sea suggest recent subsidence	trees submerged by sea suggest recent subsidence	ship overturned at cement factory harbor	cement factory damaged by tsunami
ship overturned at cement factory harbor	ship overturned at cement factory harbor	seawall protecting cement factory harbor	ship overturned at cement factory harbor
seawall protecting cement factory harbor	trim line along coast indicates tsunami height	view looking northward of stranded tugboat and barge	trees snapped by tsunami
view looking northward of stranded tugboat and barge			Next photo set: January 23 >