The Tsunami Museum has opened In Indonesia.

On Monday, The Tsunami Museum has opened in Indonesia , which was built in memory of the 230 000 victims of the Asian tsunami in 2004. The four-storeyed building constructed in the form of a ship in the province of Aceh, where residents were more than half of those killed. Its roof resembles a wave, and the walls are decorated with reliefs on the theme of Islam. The museum will become a permanent exhibit of photographs of victims, it can be to hear the stories of those who managed to survive, but also to see an electronic imitation of the largest undersea earthquake that raised 9 meters waves.
You can also get acquainted with the materials on the assistance provided by governments, companies and individuals to disaster victims who were residents of different countries. Only the U.S. government promised to allocate more than 13 billion dollars to feed those who managed to survive and rebuild housing. As the wise decision of the architects, in the case of recurrence of tsunami building will also be able to become a refuge.
According to leaders of the museum, it has an important role, paying tribute to the memory of the victims, because it is here that future generations will be able to see that happen and why. However, the opening was not without scandal. The thing with that, more than 700 families still live in barracks in Aceh, which is home to two thirds of the victims, some of whom were outraged that millions of dollars spent on the creation of the memorial.
It should be noted that Indonesia is in the so-called Pacific "Ring of Fire", combines several active volcanoes, and is one of the most earthquake-prone regions. In addition to accepting themselves the brunt of Indonesia, the disaster in 2004 were accepted in Sri Lanka, India, Thailand and some other states.