Impacts of boxing day tsunami
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- Created on: 04-02-19 12:40
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- Impacts of 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami - Indian Ocean
- Social Impacts
- Many coastal populations taken by surprise due to lack of warning system in Indian Oceans as LEDCs could not afford it.
- Death toll of 170,000 people in Indonesia alone
- 1.7 million people displaced
- Beach resorts on Phi Phi Island (Thailand) decimated
- Indian state of Kerala hit despite shield of Sri Lanka due to refracting waves
- Total death toll of 228,000
- High population density and tropical climate meant diseases transmitted rapidly: cholera, dysentery etc
- Many people left without shelter, sanitation, drinking water or food
- Arable land covered in layer of slat so became infertile
- Economic Impacts
- Many countries dependant on fishing industry- 66% of fishing fleet loss
- Loss of tourism reducing GDP: foreign visitors to Phuket dropped 80% in 2005
- Social Impacts
- Many coastal populations taken by surprise due to lack of warning system in Indian Oceans as LEDCs could not afford it.
- Death toll of 170,000 people in Indonesia alone
- 1.7 million people displaced
- Beach resorts on Phi Phi Island (Thailand) decimated
- Indian state of Kerala hit despite shield of Sri Lanka due to refracting waves
- Total death toll of 228,000
- High population density and tropical climate meant diseases transmitted rapidly: cholera, dysentery etc
- Many people left without shelter, sanitation, drinking water or food
- Arable land covered in layer of slat so became infertile
- Social Impacts
- Farming industry cannot operate productively as irrigation is difficult & fields swamped by saltwater
- Environmental Impacts
- Coastal ecosystems such as coral reefs and mangrove forests destroyed by wave surge
- Many ecosystems polluted by human and chemical waste in flood water
- Environmental Impacts
- Widespread destruction of infrastructure: power transmission, clean water and sewerage pipes
- 82% roads flooded making them impassable and in need of restructuring
- Re-construction cost billions of dollars.
- Environmental Impacts
- Coastal ecosystems such as coral reefs and mangrove forests destroyed by wave surge
- Many ecosystems polluted by human and chemical waste in flood water
- Social Impacts
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