Gedenken an Tsunami-Opfer am Indischen Ozean
© APA/EPA/HOTLI SIMANJUNTAKGedenken in Banda Aceh (Indonesien)
Bei der Katastrophe am zweiten Weihnachtstag 2004 waren rund 230.000 Menschen gestorben.
Elf Jahre nach dem verheerenden Tsunami mit rund 230.000 Toten haben Menschen rund um den Indischen Ozean der Opfer gedacht. In Indonesien, Thailand, Indien, Sri Lanka und anderen Ländern versammelten sich die Menschen am Samstag an Erinnerungsorten oder Massengräbern.
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epa05081056 An Acehnese resident observes a painting depicting a tsunami during the 11th anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, or Boxing Day tsunami, in Banda Aceh, Aceh Province, Indonesia, 26 December 2015. December 2015 marks the eleventh anniversary of the Indian Ocean Tsunami which struck on 26 December 2004 triggered by a 9.2 earthquake in the Indian Ocean off the west coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia, killing an estimated 230,000 people in 13 countries along the ocean. EPA/HOTLI SIMANJUNTAK
Muslime erhoben ihre Hände zum Gebet, Buddhisten brachten Opfergaben dar und an
Thailands Stränden kamen Angehörige der getöteten Touristen zu interreligiösen Zeremonien zusammen. Ausgelöst wurde der
Tsunami am
zweiten Weihnachtstag 2004 von einem gewaltigen
Erdbeben der Stärke 9,1 vor der Küste
Sumatras.
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epa05081052 An Acehnese resident pours water and petals on a grave stone as she visits the Ulee Lheue mass grave during the 11th anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, or Boxing Day tsunami, in Banda Aceh, Aceh Province, Indonesia, 26 December 2015. December 2015 marks the eleventh anniversary of the Indian Ocean Tsunami which struck on 26 December 2004 triggered by a 9.2 earthquake in the Indian Ocean off the west coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia, killing an estimated 230,000 people in 13 countries along the ocean. EPA/HOTLI SIMANJUNTAK
Bei der
Katastrophe am
zweiten Weihnachtstag 2004 waren rund 230.000 Menschen gestorben. In der indonesischen Provinz
Aceh, die damals am schwersten getroffen wurde, versammelten sich die Betenden unter anderem am Massengrab Ulee Lheue.
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epa05081054 Young Acehnese residents pray as they visit the Ulee Lheue mass grave during the 11th anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, or Boxing Day tsunami, in Banda Aceh, Aceh Province, Indonesia, 26 December 2015. December 2015 marks the eleventh anniversary of the Indian Ocean Tsunami which struck on 26 December 2004 triggered by a 9.2 earthquake in the Indian Ocean off the west coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia, killing an estimated 230,000 people in 13 countries along the ocean. EPA/HOTLI SIMANJUNTAK
In der indonesischen Provinz
Aceh, die damals am schwersten getroffen wurde, versammelten sich Hunderte am Massengrab Ulee Lheue zum Beten. Sie gossen Wasser auf die Gräber, streuten Blütenblätter und zündeten Räucherstäbchen an.
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epaselect epa05081041 An Acehnese resident observes pictures of the devastation left by the tsunami during the 11th anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, or Boxing Day tsunami, at the Ulee Lheue mass grave, in Banda Aceh, Aceh Province, Indonesia, 26 December 2015. December 2015 marks the eleventh anniversary of the Indian Ocean Tsunami which struck on 26 December 2004 triggered by a 9.2 earthquake in the Indian Ocean off the west coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia, killing an estimated 230,000 people in 13 countries along the ocean. EPA/HOTLI SIMANJUNTAK
Die Fischer in
Aceh und auch in
Indien fuhren zur Erinnerung an die Opfer am
zweiten Weihnachtstag nicht aufs Meer.
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epa05081055 A general view shows people praying as they visit the Ulee Lheue mass grave during the 11th anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, or Boxing Day tsunami, in Banda Aceh, Aceh Province, Indonesia, 26 December 2015. December 2015 marks the eleventh anniversary of the Indian Ocean Tsunami which struck on 26 December 2004 triggered by a 9.2 earthquake in the Indian Ocean off the west coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia, killing an estimated 230,000 people in 13 countries along the ocean. EPA/HOTLI SIMANJUNTAK
In Indien kamen Tausende Menschen zu hinduistischen Gebeten zusammen, entzündeten Kerzen und streuten Blütenblätter ins Meer. "Wir können diesen Tag nie vergessen", sagte Anjammal Thangadurai, die ihren fünf Jahre alten Sohn in der Welle verlor. "Der Tag bringt uns noch immer Schmerz. Mein Herz sinkt, wenn ich an meinen Sohn denke."
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Two Acehnese women grieve at the Ulhee Lheue mass cemetery where thousands of the 2004 tsunami victims are buried in Banda Aceh on December 26, 2015. Indonesians on December 26 held mass prayers to commemorate the 11th anniversary of the powerful earthquake and tsunami which killed some 220,000 people. On December 26, 2004 a 9.3-magnitude earthquake off Indonesia's western tip generated a series of massive waves that pummelled the coastline of 14 countries as far apart as Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka and Somalia. AFP PHOTO / CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN
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