Today, I heard a news that an earthquake happened again in Aceh (the westernmost point of Indonesia), with the magnitude of 7.3 RS. A warning of possible tsunami had been issued. It reminded me of a giant tsunami that happened in Aceh at the end of 2004. It was catastrophic. I saw how bad it was from the news broadcasted for around a week. This is one of the videos that showed how strong the tsunami was.
When I saw this video (especially the clip during the tsunami) for the first time, I was in utter shock. The power of the water was unbelievable. Cars, trees, even houses were swept away as if they were made of cotton. It was scary, and I have families living there. We worried because we couldn't contact them at that time, but at the end we finally could. Our houses there collapsed, because of the earthquake, not the tsunami (our houses are on the hill), but my family were fine fortunately.
Behind all the damage it had caused, there was something I found astonishing. A lot of photographs taken not long after the tsunami showed that all buildings and houses were flat on the ground except ones, the mosques. Subhanallah! The mosques in Aceh survived after tsunami. They're still standing strong. Below are some of the photographs.
My family living there said so. You may believe it or not. I just hope that tsunami won't happen again after today's earthquake. Amin.
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