How disaster hit one village

· Nusa is a medium-sized village about three miles from the sea, on the devastated west coast of the Aceh province of Indonesia. It lies between Banda Aceh, the provincial capital, and Lhokgna, the site of a beach town that no longer exists

· It has a population of around 1,300. Some 250 families live in the village

· The tsunami killed 24 villagers. Twelve of the victims were children; six were 16-40 and the other six were over 40. Most people escaped by running into the hills

· The village had 163 houses. The tsunami flattened 53 of them, and caused significant damage to 50 others

· After the wave villagers found 150 bodies floating in their fields. They buried 42 of them in a mass grave. They left the others at the side of the road for collection

· Some 70% of the villagers earned their living from farming. Rice, cassava, cloves and sweet potatoes are all grown here. The government employed 20%, while 10% worked in other professions

· The village has a mosque, a primary school, which is no longer functioning because most of the teachers are dead, a cafe, a shop and a volleyball court. But the villagers haven't played volleyball since the tsunami.