Aceh beefs up warning system to prepare for the next big one

Traumatised by the Indian Ocean tsunami that hit Indonesia 20 years ago, Mr Teuku Hafid Hududillah has spent his adult life making sure that if disaster strikes again, his home province of Aceh will be ready.

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - Traumatised by the Indian Ocean tsunami that hit Indonesia 20 years ago, Mr Teuku Hafid Hududillah has spent his adult life making sure that if disaster strikes again, his home province of Aceh will be ready.

Mr Hududillah was among those who lost many relatives when the tsunami struck on Dec 26, 2004, killing 126,000 in Aceh, where no sirens were heard, resulting in the highest toll among the almost 230,000 dead along the coasts of more than a dozen countries. The tsunami was triggered by a 9.1-magnitude earthquake off the island of Sumatra.