Six months after ...
Six months after ...
Six months after the tsunami, Aceh is still struggling to
rebuild itself.
While sadness remains among the people who survived the
natural disaster, they have started to rebuild their lives.
The following images of people and places in Setia Bakti and
Calang districts in Aceh Jaya regency show how the Acehnese have
put the natural disaster behind them and to get back on their
feet again.
They have built their new homes on hillsides to keep them safe
from new tsunamis. Many of the men are busy building fishing
boats, while the women are trying to start cultivating their land
again. Meanwhile, as every else, the children love to pass the
time playing.
A health clinic has been built in Calang, and was opened on June
14 by Minister of Health Siti Fadilah Supari and Minister of
Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Freddy Numberi.
The residents understand that life has to go on and Aceh's
future depends on them.
-- Text and photos by Arief Suhardiman
Photo A: Aceh
Wooden houses and tents on a hillside in Setia Bakti district,
Aceh Jaya. Residents have built their new homes on higher ground
for fear of another tsunami.
Photo B: Aceh
Three men are seen busy building a fishing boat in the coastal
village of Calang, Aceh Jaya. Most fishing boats in Aceh were
destroyed by the tsunami and the fishermen who survived the
natural disaster are now in need of new boats so that they can go
back to sea again.
Photo C: Aceh
Four women clean the seashore of weeds in Setia Bakti district,
Aceh Jaya.
Photo D: Aceh
Children enjoy themselves in a playground in Setia Bakti
district, Aceh Jaya. Fun and games give Acehnese children the
chance to forget, for the while at least, the horrors of the
tsunami, which killed many of their relations.
Photo E: Aceh
Workmen are seen busy building additional facilities at the new
health center in Calang, Aceh Jaya. The US$500,000 project is
being funded by HSBC Indonesia and Rolls-Royce.
Photo F: Aceh
Six months after the tsunami, the coast at Calang, Aceh Java, is
beginning to regain its beauty. It is hoped that local people
will also soon regain their zest for life.