ACEH , Indonesia, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- Memorials formal and makeshift Friday marked the 10th anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami which killed over 220,000 people.
Aceh, Indonesia, hardest-hit and close to the epicenter of the 9.1-magnitude earthquake that triggered the wave of water, striking at least twelve countries on the rim of the Indian Ocean, had an official ceremony attended by Jusuf Kalla, Indonesia's vice president. Over 170,000 of the victims were in Aceh when the disaster struck.