Potret Aceh Pasca Tsunami (Aceh Portrait After Tsunami)

Hari ini, cuaca agak cerah, Rabu, 17 Januari 2018. Sinar mentari terlihat terik dan menyengat. Hembusan angin pantai terasa sepoi-sepoi. Nun jauh disana, kapal besar maupun kecil terlihat melintasi di atas birunya lautan luas. Suara burung camar terdengar syahdu. Kini, kota Banda Aceh kian berbenah dengan seiring peradaban yang terus maju. Betapa tidak, 13 tahun tahu kota yang terletak di ujung pulau Sumatera ini telah luluh lantak akibat diterjang ganasnya ombak raksasa tsunami disertai gempa yang maha dahsyat.

English version

Today, the weather is rather bright, Wednesday, January 17, 2018. The sun's rays look blistering and stinging. The breeze of the beach felt breezy. Far away there, large and small ships seen across the blue of the vast ocean. The sound of seagulls sounded sadistic. Now, the city of Banda Aceh increasingly clean up with the civilization that continues to advance. Imagine, 13 years of knowing that the city located at the tip of Sumatra island has been devastated by the ferocious crashing of the giant tsunami waves accompanied by a tremendous earthquake