Nadia-Boxing Day Tsunami
Published on Nov 24, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
December 26th 2004 an earthquake hit Sumatra, Indonesia in results caused a tsunami that hit places around the Indian Ocean.
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WHAT CAUSED IT?
- The Indian tectonic plate was subducted by the burma plate.
- The earthquake was measured to have the magnitude of 9.1
- The earthquake caused a huge tsunami with the wave at 30 meters
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EFFECTS ON NATURAL ENVIROMENT
- There was a huge shortage of food and water
- The earthquake inflicted damage on the ecosystem:
- Mangroves, coral reefs, forests, coastal wet lands, vegetation,
- Sand dunes, water population and many fish died.
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EFFECTS ON CULTURAL ENVIROMENT
- 280 000 were left dead/missing across 14 countries. Many tourists died.
- The economics of fishing and tourism was mainly effected
- There was risks of epidemics spreading
- There was no sanitation facilities
- Many schools, hospitals, companys and villages were destroyed.
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SHORT TERM RESPONSE
- There were no tsunami warnings
- Buried bodies quickly to help prevent diseases
- World food program provided food for 1.3 million survivors
- Search and rescue teams from around the world
- Set up refugee camps
Rescue Story
A 10 year old British tourist Tilly had learnt about tsunamis at school and noticed a tsunami forming so her and her family warned everyone on a beach and went to safety.
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LONG TERM RESPONSE
- Donations continued to march 2005 total was $4 billion
- Help to rebuild houses, schools, hospitals ect
- Volunteers from the world
- Permanent medical camps
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HOW HAS IT RECOVERED
- The UN environment programs worked with local regions
- Rebuilding help for survivors
- Shelters were set up across 14 countries
- Aid help sent to refugee camps
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3 years later community's are back on their feet but are still traumatised
Photo by British Red Cross.
