Banda Aceh, Indonesia

A woman cries after being caned during a public punishment for violating #sharia law. People allegedly involved in extramarital sex arranged through apps were among those who received 25 to 100 strikes, as ordered by the city’s sharia court and prosecutor’s office. #Aceh, the only province in Indonesia to enforce sharia law, treats lesbian, gay and bisexual relationships, as well as sex outside marriage, as legal violations
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A woman is caned by a member of the Sharia police in Banda Aceh.

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A visitor holds his baby as they look at a display at the Aceh Tsunami Museum, established in 2009 to commemorate the 26 December 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami that struck the region.

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The disaster on Indonesia's Sumatra Island in late November 2025 devastated many places in Aceh, including tourist areas. A total of 225 tourist destinations were scattered across the province's disaster areas due to flooding and landslides.

Murtalamuddin, spokesperson for the Aceh Disaster Management Command Post, stated that most of the damage was categorized as severe and spread across several areas directly affected by the floods and landslides. Of the 225 damaged tourist destinations, 198 were severely damaged, 18 were moderately damaged, and nine were slightly damaged.

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He detailed the 198 heavily damaged tourist destinations, with the largest number being in Gayo Lues Regency (65), followed by Aceh Tamiang (42), Bireuen (20), Bener Meriah (19), and Pidie Jaya (13). Then, Aceh Singkil (10), North Aceh (8), Central Aceh (8), East Aceh (6), Southeast Aceh (4), and Langsa, Subulussalam, and West Aceh (one each).

Nine tourist destinations sustained minor damage, each located in two locations in North Aceh Regency, one in Langsa City, three in Central Aceh, one in Subulussalam, and two in Bireuen.
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