• Source: Teunom
    • Teunom, a town in the Aceh Jaya Regency of Aceh province on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia, with a population of about 12,000, was reported to have "vanished completely leaving only scattered shards of concrete" as a result of the tsunami produced by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. Officials stated that 8,000 out of a population of 18,000 were killed (January 2, 2005 story).


      See also



      Calang
      Meulaboh
      Tapaktuan


      References


      Leuser International Foundation
      ABCNews quoting Associated Press

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