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The Boxing Day tsunami and Aceh
When the earthquake and tsunami of December 2004 hit Indonesia, over 130,000 people died.
Dendy Montgomery was living in the city of Banda Aceh which was laid waste by the disaster.
Photo:People in Banda Aceh try to save a man from the waters of the tsunami. AFP
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