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Indian Ocean Tsunami: The body collector's torment 20 years on

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Indian Ocean Tsunami: The body collector's torment 20 years on

Indian Ocean Tsunami: The body collector's torment 20 years on

Djafaruddin still breaks down when thinking about the children orphaned by the world's deadliest tsunami two decades ago.

At least 225,000 people were killed when waves unleashed by a magnitude 9.1 earthquake ravaged coastal communities in Indonesia, Thailand, India, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives.

Djafaruddin was in one of the worst hit areas, Banda Aceh, and shifted dozens of dead bodies.


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