Aceh, One Year Post-Tsunami (61 images)

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  • Reconstruction in the Kampung Jawa district of Banda Aceh. The tsunami of December 26, 2004 left 131,000 dead, 37,000 missing, and over 500,000 displaced in Aceh.
  • Reconstruction in the Kampung Jawa district of Banda Aceh. The tsunami of December 26, 2004 left 131,000 dead, 37,000 missing, and over 500,000 displaced in Aceh.
  • Brisk business for seafood vendors at Banda Aceh's Peunayong Market.
  • A government truck delivers kerosene to tsunami survivors relocated to temporary shelter at the Lambaro barracks, Banda Aceh. The direct sale of the fuel saves the profit margin demanded by other vendors.
  • A government truck delivers kerosene to tsunami survivors relocated to temporary shelter at the Lambaro barracks, Banda Aceh. The direct sale of the fuel saves the profit margin demanded by other vendors.
  • A new domestic ferry service departs the Ulee Lheue pier, Banda Aceh. The ferry offers an alternative to the circuitous road route that has been used to connect the coastal towns since much of the coast road was destroyed by the tsunami of December 26, 2004.
  • The tsunami-damaged Baiturrahim Mosque under renovation in the hard hit neighbourhood of Ulee Lheue, Banda Aceh. The mosque was one of the few buildings of the area to survive the tsunami of December 26, 2004 that left 131,000 dead, 37,000 missing, and over 500,000 displaced in Aceh.
  • The tsunami-damaged Baiturrahim Mosque under renovation in the hard hit neighbourhood of Ulee Lheue, Banda Aceh. The mosque was one of the few buildings of the area to survive the tsunami of December 26, 2004 that left 131,000 dead, 37,000 missing, and over 500,000 displaced in Aceh.
  • Almost a year later, though much debris has been cleared and vegetation has grown back, Aceh's landscape readily bares the scars of the tsunami wave that struck on December 26, 2004. The tsunami left 131,000 dead, 37,000 missing, and over 500,000 displaced in Aceh.
  • Almost a year after the December 26, 2004 tsunami wave many displaced survivors in Aceh are still living in tents. The tsunami left 131,000 dead, 37,000 missing, and over 500,000 displaced in Aceh. Rebuilding is predicted to take five years.
  • Almost a year after the December 26, 2004 tsunami wave many displaced survivors in Aceh are still living in tents. The tsunami left 131,000 dead, 37,000 missing, and over 500,000 displaced in Aceh. Rebuilding is predicted to take five years.
  • Locals watch the severely tsunami-damaged Hotel Kuala Tripa Int'l being demolished. The December 26 tsunami left 131,000 dead, 37,000 missing, and over 500,000 displaced in Aceh.
  • Almost a year after the December 26, 2004 tsunami wave many displaced survivors in Aceh are still living in tents. The tsunami left 131,000 dead, 37,000 missing, and over 500,000 displaced in Aceh. Rebuilding is predicted to take five years.
  • Having broken the day's Ramadan fast, women pray at the recently built Kampung Jawa neighbourhood mosque. Kampung Jawa was one of many areas severely damaged by the December 26, 2004 tsunami that left 131,000 dead, 37,000 missing, and over 500,000 displaced in Aceh.
  • Newly built fishing boats at Lhok Nga, near Banda Aceh. The town was also severely hit by the tsunami wave that struck on December 26, 2004, leaving 131,00 dead, 37,000 missing and over 500,000 displaced in Aceh. The mosque was the only building left standing and became a familiar symbol in coverage of the tsunami.
  • Almost a year later, though much debris has been cleared and vegetation has grown back, Aceh's landscape readily bares the scars of the tsunami wave that struck on December 26, 2004. The tsunami left 131,000 dead, 37,000 missing, and over 500,000 displaced in Aceh.
  • The interior of the mosque of Lhok Nga, near Banda Aceh. As the only building left standing in the town by the tsunami wave of December26, 2004, the mosque became a familiar symbol in media coverage. The wave devastated Lhok Nga and left 131,00 dead, 37,000 missing and over 500,000 displaced in Aceh.
  • A local artist's mural depicts the Dec 26, 2004 tsunami wave. The tsunami left 131,000 dead, 37,000 missing, and over 500,000 displaced in Aceh.
  • A local artist's mural depicts the Dec 26, 2004 tsunami wave. The tsunami left 131,000 dead, 37,000 missing, and over 500,000 displaced in Aceh.
  • Almost a year later, though much debris has been cleared and vegetation has grown back, Aceh's landscape readily bares the scars of the tsunami wave that struck on Dec 26, 2004. The tsunami left 131,000 dead, 37,000 missing, and over 500,000 displaced in Aceh.
  • A construction worker prepares rebar for a new building in the tsunami damaged port area of Meulaboh. The tsunami left 131,000 dead, 37,000 missing, and over 500,000 displaced in Aceh. Rebuilding is predicted to take five years.
  • A local artist's mural depicts the Dec 26, 2004 tsunami wave. The tsunami left 131,000 dead, 37,000 missing, and over 500,000 displaced in Aceh.
  • A tsunami survivor declares themself alive and the dimensions of their plot of land where a home once stood. Almost a year later, though much debris has been cleared and vegetation has grown back, Aceh's landscape readily bares the scars of the tsunami wave that struck on Dec 26, 2004. The tsunami left 131,000 dead, 37,000 missing, and over 500,000 displaced in Aceh.
  • Buyong Saripudin, 20, takes a sledgehammer to a weak pillar of his tsunami damaged house, Oct, 2005. Only he and his brother survived from a family of five when the tsunami wave of Dec 26, 2004 struck. The tsunami left 131,000 dead, 37,000 missing and 500,000 displaced.
  • Almost a year later, though much debris has been cleared and vegetation has grown back, Aceh's landscape readily bares the scars of the tsunami wave that struck on Dec 26, 2004. The tsunami left 131,000 dead, 37,000 missing, and over 500,000 displaced in Aceh.
  • International relief agency Muslim Aid constructs permanent housing for tsunami survivors whose homes were destroyed in the Kampung Jawa neighbourhood of Banda Aceh, Oct, 2005. Muslim Aid, with funding from Oxfam, builds the houses to traditional design, encouraging residents to personalise their new homes according to their needs. Some households have been reduced by tsunami fatalities; others have taken in other homeless relatives, increasing the occupancy as the family consolidate their support. The tsunami wave of Dec 26, 2004 left 131,000 dead, 37,000 missing, and over 500,000 displaced in Aceh.
  • International relief agency Muslim Aid constructs permanent housing for tsunami survivors whose homes were destroyed in the Kampung Jawa neighbourhood of Banda Aceh, Oct, 2005. Muslim Aid, with funding from Oxfam, builds the houses to traditional design, encouraging residents to personalise their new homes according to their needs. Some households have been reduced by tsunami fatalities; others have taken in other homeless relatives, increasing the occupancy as the family consolidate their support. The tsunami wave of Dec 26, 2004 left 131,000 dead, 37,000 missing, and over 500,000 displaced in Aceh.
  • International relief agency Muslim Aid constructs permanent housing for tsunami survivors whose homes were destroyed in the Kampung Jawa neighbourhood of Banda Aceh, Oct, 2005. Muslim Aid, with funding from Oxfam, builds the houses to traditional design, encouraging residents to personalise their new homes according to their needs. Some households have been reduced by tsunami fatalities; others have taken in other homeless relatives, increasing the occupancy as the family consolidate their support. The tsunami wave of Dec 26, 2004 left 131,000 dead, 37,000 missing, and over 500,000 displaced in Aceh.
  • International relief agency Muslim Aid constructs permanent housing for tsunami survivors whose homes were destroyed in the Kampung Jawa neighbourhood of Banda Aceh. Muslim Aid, with funding from Oxfam, builds the houses to traditional design, encouraging residents to personalise their new homes according to their needs. Some households have been reduced by tsunami fatalities; others have taken in other homeless relatives, increasing the occupancy as the family consolidate their support. The tsunami wave of Dec 26, 2004 left 131,000 dead, 37,000 missing, and over 500,000 displaced in Aceh.
  • International relief agency Muslim Aid constructs permanent housing for tsunami survivors whose homes were destroyed in the Kampung Jawa neighbourhood of Banda Aceh, Oct, 2005. Muslim Aid, with funding from Oxfam, builds the houses to traditional design, encouraging residents to personalise their new homes according to their needs. Some households have been reduced by tsunami fatalities; others have taken in other homeless relatives, increasing the occupancy as the family consolidate their support. The tsunami wave of Dec 26, 2004 left 131,000 dead, 37,000 missing, and over 500,000 displaced in Aceh.
  • A construction worker lays the bricks of a new building. International relief agency Muslim Aid constructs permanent housing for tsunami survivors whose homes were destroyed in the Kampung Jawa neighbourhood of Banda Aceh. Muslim Aid, with funding from Oxfam, builds the houses to traditional design, encouraging residents to personalise their new homes according to their needs. Some households have been reduced by tsunami fatalities; others have taken in other homeless relatives, increasing the occupancy as the family consolidate their support. The tsunami wave of Dec 26, 2004 left 131,000 dead, 37,000 missing, and over 500,000 displaced in Aceh.
  • International relief agency Muslim Aid constructs permanent housing for tsunami survivors whose homes were destroyed in the Kampung Jawa neighbourhood of Banda Aceh, Oct, 2005. Muslim Aid, with funding from Oxfam, builds the houses to traditional design, encouraging residents to personalise their new homes according to their needs. Some households have been reduced by tsunami fatalities; others have taken in other homeless relatives, increasing the occupancy as the family consolidate their support. The tsunami wave of Dec 26, 2004 left 131,000 dead, 37,000 missing, and over 500,000 displaced in Aceh.
  • International relief agency Muslim Aid constructs permanent housing for tsunami survivors whose homes were destroyed in the Kampung Jawa neighbourhood of Banda Aceh, Oct, 2005. Muslim Aid, with funding from Oxfam, builds the houses to traditional design, encouraging residents to personalise their new homes according to their needs. Some households have been reduced by tsunami fatalities; others have taken in other homeless relatives, increasing the occupancy as the family consolidate their support. The tsunami wave of Dec 26, 2004 left 131,000 dead, 37,000 missing, and over 500,000 displaced in Aceh.
  • International relief agency Muslim Aid constructs permanent housing for tsunami survivors whose homes were destroyed in the Kampung Jawa neighbourhood of Banda Aceh, Oct, 2005. Muslim Aid, with funding from Oxfam, builds the houses to traditional design, encouraging residents to personalise their new homes according to their needs. Some households have been reduced by tsunami fatalities; others have taken in other homeless relatives, increasing the occupancy as the family consolidate their support. The tsunami wave of Dec 26, 2004 left 131,000 dead, 37,000 missing, and over 500,000 displaced in Aceh.
  • International relief agency Muslim Aid constructs permanent housing for tsunami survivors whose homes were destroyed in the Kampung Jawa neighbourhood of Banda Aceh, Oct, 2005. Muslim Aid, with funding from Oxfam, builds the houses to traditional design, encouraging residents to personalise their new homes according to their needs. Some households have been reduced by tsunami fatalities; others have taken in other homeless relatives, increasing the occupancy as the family consolidate their support. The tsunami wave of Dec 26, 2004 left 131,000 dead, 37,000 missing, and over 500,000 displaced in Aceh.
  • International relief agency Muslim Aid constructs permanent housing for tsunami survivors whose homes were destroyed in the Kampung Jawa neighbourhood of Banda Aceh, Oct, 2005. Muslim Aid, with funding from Oxfam, builds the houses to traditional design, encouraging residents to personalise their new homes according to their needs. Some households have been reduced by tsunami fatalities; others have taken in other homeless relatives, increasing the occupancy as the family consolidate their support. The tsunami wave of Dec 26, 2004 left 131,000 dead, 37,000 missing, and over 500,000 displaced in Aceh.
  • International relief agency Muslim Aid constructs permanent housing for tsunami survivors whose homes were destroyed in the Kampung Jawa neighbourhood of Banda Aceh, Oct, 2005. Muslim Aid, with funding from Oxfam, builds the houses to traditional design, encouraging residents to personalise their new homes according to their needs. Some households have been reduced by tsunami fatalities; others have taken in other homeless relatives, increasing the occupancy as the family consolidate their support. The tsunami wave of Dec 26, 2004 left 131,000 dead, 37,000 missing, and over 500,000 displaced in Aceh.
  • International relief agency Muslim Aid constructs permanent housing for tsunami survivors whose homes were destroyed in the Kampung Jawa neighbourhood of Banda Aceh. Muslim Aid, with funding from Oxfam, builds the houses to traditional design, encouraging residents to personalise their new homes according to their needs. Some households have been reduced by tsunami fatalities; others have taken in other homeless relatives, increasing the occupancy as the family consolidate their support. The tsunami wave of Dec 26, 2004 left 131,000 dead, 37,000 missing, and over 500,000 displaced in Aceh.
  • International relief agency Muslim Aid constructs permanent housing for tsunami survivors whose homes were destroyed in the Kampung Jawa neighbourhood of Banda Aceh, Oct, 2005. Muslim Aid, with funding from Oxfam, builds the houses to traditional design, encouraging residents to personalise their new homes according to their needs. Some households have been reduced by tsunami fatalities; others have taken in other homeless relatives, increasing the occupancy as the family consolidate their support. The tsunami wave of Dec 26, 2004 left 131,000 dead, 37,000 missing, and over 500,000 displaced in Aceh.
  • International relief agency Muslim Aid constructs permanent housing for tsunami survivors whose homes were destroyed in the Kampung Jawa neighbourhood of Banda Aceh, Oct, 2005. Muslim Aid, with funding from Oxfam, builds the houses to traditional design, encouraging residents to personalise their new homes according to their needs. Some households have been reduced by tsunami fatalities; others have taken in other homeless relatives, increasing the occupancy as the family consolidate their support. The tsunami wave of Dec 26, 2004 left 131,000 dead, 37,000 missing, and over 500,000 displaced in Aceh.
  • International relief agency Muslim Aid constructs permanent housing for tsunami survivors whose homes were destroyed in the Kampung Jawa neighbourhood of Banda Aceh, Oct, 2005. Muslim Aid, with funding from Oxfam, builds the houses to traditional design, encouraging residents to personalise their new homes according to their needs. Some households have been reduced by tsunami fatalities; others have taken in other homeless relatives, increasing the occupancy as the family consolidate their support. The tsunami wave of Dec 26, 2004 left 131,000 dead, 37,000 missing, and over 500,000 displaced in Aceh.
  • International relief agency Muslim Aid constructs permanent housing for tsunami survivors whose homes were destroyed in the Kampung Jawa neighbourhood of Banda Aceh, Oct, 2005. Muslim Aid, with funding from Oxfam, builds the houses to traditional design, encouraging residents to personalise their new homes according to their needs. Some households have been reduced by tsunami fatalities; others have taken in other homeless relatives, increasing the occupancy as the family consolidate their support. The tsunami wave of Dec 26, 2004 left 131,000 dead, 37,000 missing, and over 500,000 displaced in Aceh.
  • International relief agency Muslim Aid constructs permanent housing for tsunami survivors whose homes were destroyed in the Kampung Jawa neighbourhood of Banda Aceh, Oct, 2005. Muslim Aid, with funding from Oxfam, builds the houses to traditional design, encouraging residents to personalise their new homes according to their needs. Some households have been reduced by tsunami fatalities; others have taken in other homeless relatives, increasing the occupancy as the family consolidate their support. The tsunami wave of Dec 26, 2004 left 131,000 dead, 37,000 missing, and over 500,000 displaced in Aceh.
  • International relief agency Muslim Aid constructs permanent housing for tsunami survivors whose homes were destroyed in the Kampung Jawa neighbourhood of Banda Aceh, Oct, 2005. Muslim Aid, with funding from Oxfam, builds the houses to traditional design, encouraging residents to personalise their new homes according to their needs. Some households have been reduced by tsunami fatalities; others have taken in other homeless relatives, increasing the occupancy as the family consolidate their support. The tsunami wave of Dec 26, 2004 left 131,000 dead, 37,000 missing, and over 500,000 displaced in Aceh.
  • International relief agency Muslim Aid constructs permanent housing for tsunami survivors whose homes were destroyed in the Kampung Jawa neighbourhood of Banda Aceh, Oct, 2005. Muslim Aid, with funding from Oxfam, builds the houses to traditional design, encouraging residents to personalise their new homes according to their needs. Some households have been reduced by tsunami fatalities; others have taken in other homeless relatives, increasing the occupancy as the family consolidate their support. The tsunami wave of Dec 26, 2004 left 131,000 dead, 37,000 missing, and over 500,000 displaced in Aceh.
  • International relief agency Muslim Aid constructs permanent housing for tsunami survivors whose homes were destroyed in the Kampung Jawa neighbourhood of Banda Aceh, Oct, 2005. Muslim Aid, with funding from Oxfam, builds the houses to traditional design, encouraging residents to personalise their new homes according to their needs. Some households have been reduced by tsunami fatalities; others have taken in other homeless relatives, increasing the occupancy as the family consolidate their support. The tsunami wave of Dec 26, 2004 left 131,000 dead, 37,000 missing, and over 500,000 displaced in Aceh.
  • International relief agency Muslim Aid constructs permanent housing for tsunami survivors whose homes were destroyed in the Kampung Jawa neighbourhood of Banda Aceh, Oct, 2005. Muslim Aid, with funding from Oxfam, builds the houses to traditional design, encouraging residents to personalise their new homes according to their needs. Some households have been reduced by tsunami fatalities; others have taken in other homeless relatives, increasing the occupancy as the family consolidate their support. The tsunami wave of Dec 26, 2004 left 131,000 dead, 37,000 missing, and over 500,000 displaced in Aceh.
  • International relief agency Muslim Aid constructs permanent housing for tsunami survivors whose homes were destroyed in the Kampung Jawa neighbourhood of Banda Aceh, Oct, 2005. Muslim Aid, with funding from Oxfam, builds the houses to traditional design, encouraging residents to personalise their new homes according to their needs. Some households have been reduced by tsunami fatalities; others have taken in other homeless relatives, increasing the occupancy as the family consolidate their support. The tsunami wave of Dec 26, 2004 left 131,000 dead, 37,000 missing, and over 500,000 displaced in Aceh.
  • International relief agency Muslim Aid constructs permanent housing for tsunami survivors whose homes were destroyed in the Kampung Jawa neighbourhood of Banda Aceh, Oct, 2005. Muslim Aid, with funding from Oxfam, builds the houses to traditional design, encouraging residents to personalise their new homes according to their needs. Some households have been reduced by tsunami fatalities; others have taken in other homeless relatives, increasing the occupancy as the family consolidate their support. The tsunami wave of Dec 26, 2004 left 131,000 dead, 37,000 missing, and over 500,000 displaced in Aceh.
  • International relief agency Muslim Aid constructs permanent housing for tsunami survivors whose homes were destroyed in the Kampung Jawa neighbourhood of Banda Aceh, Oct, 2005. Muslim Aid, with funding from Oxfam, builds the houses to traditional design, encouraging residents to personalise their new homes according to their needs. Some households have been reduced by tsunami fatalities; others have taken in other homeless relatives, increasing the occupancy as the family consolidate their support. The tsunami wave of Dec 26, 2004 left 131,000 dead, 37,000 missing, and over 500,000 displaced in Aceh.
  • International relief agency Muslim Aid constructs permanent housing for tsunami survivors whose homes were destroyed in the Kampung Jawa neighbourhood of Banda Aceh, Oct, 2005. Muslim Aid, with funding from Oxfam, builds the houses to traditional design, encouraging residents to personalise their new homes according to their needs. Some households have been reduced by tsunami fatalities; others have taken in other homeless relatives, increasing the occupancy as the family consolidate their support. The tsunami wave of Dec 26, 2004 left 131,000 dead, 37,000 missing, and over 500,000 displaced in Aceh.
  • Nuriani (2nd L) and her family in their new house. International relief agency Muslim Aid constructs permanent housing for tsunami survivors whose homes were destroyed in the Kampung Jawa neighbourhood of Banda Aceh. Muslim Aid, with funding from Oxfam, builds the houses to traditional design, encouraging residents to personalise their new homes according to their needs. Some households have been reduced by tsunami fatalities; others have taken in other homeless relatives, increasing the occupancy as the family consolidate their support. The tsunami wave of Dec 26, 2004 left 131,000 dead, 37,000 missing, and over 500,000 displaced in Aceh.
  • Nuriani (centre) and her family in their new house. International relief agency Muslim Aid constructs permanent housing for tsunami survivors whose homes were destroyed in the Kampung Jawa neighbourhood of Banda Aceh. Muslim Aid, with funding from Oxfam, builds the houses to traditional design, encouraging residents to personalise their new homes according to their needs. Some households have been reduced by tsunami fatalities; others have taken in other homeless relatives, increasing the occupancy as the family consolidate their support. The tsunami wave of Dec 26, 2004 left 131,000 dead, 37,000 missing, and over 500,000 displaced in Aceh.
  • International relief agency Muslim Aid constructs permanent housing for tsunami survivors whose homes were destroyed in the Kampung Jawa neighbourhood of Banda Aceh, Oct, 2005. Muslim Aid, with funding from Oxfam, builds the houses to traditional design, encouraging residents to personalise their new homes according to their needs. Some households have been reduced by tsunami fatalities; others have taken in other homeless relatives, increasing the occupancy as the family consolidate their support. The tsunami wave of Dec 26, 2004 left 131,000 dead, 37,000 missing, and over 500,000 displaced in Aceh.
  • International relief agency Muslim Aid constructs permanent housing for tsunami survivors whose homes were destroyed in the Kampung Jawa neighbourhood of Banda Aceh, Oct, 2005. Muslim Aid, with funding from Oxfam, builds the houses to traditional design, encouraging residents to personalise their new homes according to their needs. Some households have been reduced by tsunami fatalities; others have taken in other homeless relatives, increasing the occupancy as the family consolidate their support. The tsunami wave of Dec 26, 2004 left 131,000 dead, 37,000 missing, and over 500,000 displaced in Aceh.
  • International relief agency Muslim Aid constructs permanent housing for tsunami survivors whose homes were destroyed in the Kampung Jawa neighbourhood of Banda Aceh, Oct, 2005. Muslim Aid, with funding from Oxfam, builds the houses to traditional design, encouraging residents to personalise their new homes according to their needs. Some households have been reduced by tsunami fatalities; others have taken in other homeless relatives, increasing the occupancy as the family consolidate their support. The tsunami wave of Dec 26, 2004 left 131,000 dead, 37,000 missing, and over 500,000 displaced in Aceh.
  • International relief agency Muslim Aid constructs permanent housing for tsunami survivors whose homes were destroyed in the Kampung Jawa neighbourhood of Banda Aceh, Oct, 2005. Muslim Aid, with funding from Oxfam, builds the houses to traditional design, encouraging residents to personalise their new homes according to their needs. Some households have been reduced by tsunami fatalities; others have taken in other homeless relatives, increasing the occupancy as the family consolidate their support. The tsunami wave of Dec 26, 2004 left 131,000 dead, 37,000 missing, and over 500,000 displaced in Aceh.
  • International relief agency Muslim Aid constructs permanent housing for tsunami survivors whose homes were destroyed in the Kampung Jawa neighbourhood of Banda Aceh, Oct, 2005. Muslim Aid, with funding from Oxfam, builds the houses to traditional design, encouraging residents to personalise their new homes according to their needs. Some households have been reduced by tsunami fatalities; others have taken in other homeless relatives, increasing the occupancy as the family consolidate their support. The tsunami wave of Dec 26, 2004 left 131,000 dead, 37,000 missing, and over 500,000 displaced in Aceh.
  • International relief agency Muslim Aid constructs permanent housing for tsunami survivors whose homes were destroyed in the Kampung Jawa neighbourhood of Banda Aceh, Oct, 2005. Muslim Aid, with funding from Oxfam, builds the houses to traditional design, encouraging residents to personalise their new homes according to their needs. Some households have been reduced by tsunami fatalities; others have taken in other homeless relatives, increasing the occupancy as the family consolidate their support. The tsunami wave of Dec 26, 2004 left 131,000 dead, 37,000 missing, and over 500,000 displaced in Aceh.
  • International relief agency Muslim Aid constructs permanent housing for tsunami survivors whose homes were destroyed in the Kampung Jawa neighbourhood of Banda Aceh, Oct, 2005. Muslim Aid, with funding from Oxfam, builds the houses to traditional design, encouraging residents to personalise their new homes according to their needs. Some households have been reduced by tsunami fatalities; others have taken in other homeless relatives, increasing the occupancy as the family consolidate their support. The tsunami wave of Dec 26, 2004 left 131,000 dead, 37,000 missing, and over 500,000 displaced in Aceh.
  • International relief agency Muslim Aid constructs permanent housing for tsunami survivors whose homes were destroyed in the Kampung Jawa neighbourhood of Banda Aceh, Oct, 2005. Muslim Aid, with funding from Oxfam, builds the houses to traditional design, encouraging residents to personalise their new homes according to their needs. Some households have been reduced by tsunami fatalities; others have taken in other homeless relatives, increasing the occupancy as the family consolidate their support. The tsunami wave of Dec 26, 2004 left 131,000 dead, 37,000 missing, and over 500,000 displaced in Aceh.