The deadly floods and landslides that have swept through Indonesia's Aceh province over the past week have revived painful memories of one of the world’s deadliest natural disasters — the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
For fisherman Effendi Basyaruddin, the recent cyclone-driven disaster has brought back the trauma of fleeing for his life nearly two decades ago.
00:00The deadly floods and landslides that have devastated Indonesia's Aceh province over the past week have stirred painful memories of one of the world's worst natural disasters, the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
00:14Nearly 200,000 people died in Aceh alone when a 9.1 magnitude earthquake triggered towering waves that struck on December 26, 2004.
00:24For fisherman Effendi Bashiruddin, the recent cyclone-driven floods and landslides have brought back the trauma of running for his life two decades ago.
00:54He is not alone. More than 800 people have died across Sumatra, including more than 200 in Aceh,
01:24the disaster, have also killed about 200 people in Thailand and Malaysia.
01:29In Aceh, Tamiang, where excavators are clearing mud-filled neighborhoods, residents say their immediate needs remain unmet.
01:37This is 2025, it's the biggest one. If you look back to Bandang, it's like a tsunami mini, but it's the area of the sea, it's not the same with the sea.
01:46The wait was entered the first two days ago. It was the first heli, the heli kuning, it was from the airport, it was the first heli from the airport, it was the same, it was the same, it was the same.
01:57The Indonesian government, however, says it is supporting regional authorities, noting that the 500 billion rupiah disaster relief budget is sufficient for now and can be increased if needed.
02:25President Prabowo Subianto said earlier this week that the situation is improving and that existing measures remain adequate despite growing calls for stronger national intervention.
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