
People in Indonesia's Aceh province gathered in prayer and visited mass graves to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami, one of the deadliest natural disasters in modern history.
At the mass grave in Ulee Lheue village, where more than 14,000 unidentified tsunami victims are buried, many mourners openly wept. This site is one of several mass graves in Banda Aceh, the capital of Aceh province, which was severely impacted by the earthquake and tsunami along with the district of Aceh Besar.