An atmosphere of desolation prevailed in Tiro and Truseb, Pidie Regency, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam. A number of women were bending forward, carrying firewood on their backs. With troubled faces, they were afraid of gazing at passing cars with dark windshields. Several youths sitting at a food stall suddenly stopped their jokes as a vehicle approached. They apparently tried to avoid exchanging glances with strangers.

Tiro residents, who were e