"The water was ten meters high here. Hundreds of buildings were totally wiped away by the waves," says Tzu Chi Foundation volunteer Aida Angkasa. When she came to Banda Aceh some two years ago, you could see the coast from kilometers away unobstructed.
「當時這裡的水有 10 公尺高，數百棟房子全被巨浪掃平，」慈濟志工艾達表示，她二年多前進駐班市的時候，從此地可以毫無遮蔽的看到幾公里外的大海。