Thousands of Indonesians have taken to churches and mosques on the eve of the tenth anniversary of the deadly Indian Ocean tsunami which left over 230-thousand people dead across 14 different countries.
Catholics in Banda Aceh, the first place to be hit by the massive wall of water, have held services for the victims.
"Today I especially pray for our brothers and sisters who died in the tsunami 10 years ago. Tomorrow, to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the tsunami, we Christians will also hold a special Mass to pray for them. We hope that they get a beautiful place there."
The Banda Aceh region in northern Sumatra is already coping with massive monsoon flooding this week which has forced over 120-thousand people from their homes.
The tsunami triggered by magnitude-9 earthquake off western Indonesia, wiped out most of the coastal areas of Indonesia, killing at least 170-thousand people in that country alone.
