Aceh Tsunami Disaster

    TSUNAMI that occurred in Aceh four years ago was recorded in the World Data CenterA for Solid Earth Geophysics (2007), as the most consuming tsunami victims in the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean Indonesia in 2000 years terakhir.Pusat 8.9 strength earthquakeon the Richter scale is located in the sea and caused a tsunami that hit coastal 8 countries; Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Bangladesh, Burma, Maldives (Maldives), SriLanka, and India.

     Commemorate this event, thousands of residents of Banda Aceh and Aceh Besar,NAD, reciting dhikr and prayers at Masjid Raya Baiturrahman, Banda Aceh, NAD, Thursday (26/12). Although four years have passed, the mood of the singer ofremembrance and prayers continue to dissolve into tears and sadness.

   Governor Yusuf instruct residents in the province of NAD flying the flag half-mast for threedays from Thursday to Saturday. This appeal applies to all agencies and government offices, shopkeepers, and other public facilities.

    In general, conditions in Aceh are now getting better. New local government has beenformed, infrastructure development has also reached 60 to 70 percent. Hundreds of heads of households are still living in shelters, but most have moved into the home help provided.

    But in terms of mental, tsunami victims still require psychological treatment. According to the Activist Central Institute of Mental Health Services Family (Himsi Jaya) at Blang Pidi,Southwest Aceh, NAD, Totok Widayanto, still keeps the memory of the victims as they ranfor the water chased inland sea that struck the west coast of Aceh. They are stilltraumatized and was horrified at the sight of clouds and tidal waves.

    Unlike the children, their psychological conditions are better because they played more.Meskipunbeberapa of whom there are those who ask where their parents