Senin, 01 Desember 2008

TSUNAMI AND EARTHQUAKE

Aceh is a special territory of Indonesia. Its current official name is Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam. Past spellings of its name include Acheh, Atjeh and Achin. Aceh is a province in the corner of Sumatra island, lay on equatorial line, the area is 57.365.57 km2 with tropical climate. The area included 119 islands, 35 mounts, 73 rivers. Aceh has 21 Regencies, 228 subdistricts, 5947 villages with 4.297.485 people.
Since 1976 Aceh was in conflict. It was becouse aceh people felt unsatisfied to central government, so GAM (Aceh Fredom movement) take weapons to againts government. It was a dark memory when our day in sorrow. Everyday we heard, found and saw war and blood even human corpse. The conflict still run and never find a solution. At the time we didn’t know where the peace come to us.

Time after time there was a lots of people become victims of conflict. When the conflict still have no solution then came a huge disaster, at December 26, 2004 started with strong earthquake almost 9,0 richter. Everyone save themselves and find savety place And then came a huge wave like dark wall the high is about 300 meters ran very fast on the prowl. At that time no one knew what it was but after that we knew that was a tsunami.
After the disaster hit everything gone. Even many buildings and infrastructures disappear. Lots of people dead More than 160.000, 500.000 lost their home, about 2.000 school were damaged, About 2.500 teachers died, Only 45.000 students left from 72.000 students. In Syiah Kuala University 111 lecturers died/lost, includes 3 profesors and 5 Doktor, 72 admin lost, 522 students of Unsyiah died/lost More than 8 hospitals damaged or destroyed, 114 health center or klinik were destroyed. 3.000 km streets couldn’t be used, 14 from 19 harbour were highly damaged, 120 main bridges were destroyed, 15.000 espoused briges were damaged, 8 fromi10 airports were damaged.
That was a sorrow day, we didn’t knew what happen to our family, just thought how to save ourself. Everyone felt guilty, we know that we had make a big sin and never grateful that before the disaster we live in beautiful country, with our beloved family, with smile in every morning but know its all gone. Not only Aceh people sad but also the world that day cried. People of Indonesia came to help, lots of country gave their aids and many Non-Government Organization arrive here to help. Even Palestine and Bosnia Herzegovina that in war gave their aids.
The disaster made central government and GAM want to end the conflicts and then at august 15, 2005 the Memorandum of Understanding was signed. That Memorandum finished all pain and the government and GAM stick together to build new Aceh. With the aids they build a BRA (Aceh Rehabilitation Board) to help the victims family of conflict to set-up their economy.
Now, everything is going better. Many infrastructures and school building built, lots of country comes to Aceh to rebuild Aceh, to manage natural resources, help women to participate in democracy, gave scholarship for Aceh student to continue their study and many else.

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