Indian Ocean Tsunami, 2004
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- Created on: 04-06-16 12:06
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- Indian Ocean Tsunami
- Background
- Occurred where the Indo-Pacific plate sub ducts under the Eurasian plate
- Measured 9.0 on the Richter Scale
- Affected areas all over Asia, Sri Lanka was one of the worst affected
- No warning system put in place in the Indian Ocean
- 26th December, 2004
- Causes
- Earthquake measured 9.0 on the Richter Scale
- One of the biggest earthquakes ever recorded
- Shallow focus of around 5 miles
- Waves that came ashore were larger than 25m
- Epicentre just off the North Western Coast of Indonesia
- Earthquake measured 9.0 on the Richter Scale
- Effects
- 300,000 people were killed by the waves
- One train on a coastal railway track was derailed killing 1,000 people
- Tens of thousands were injured
- Popular tourist destination, many Europeans affected
- Tourist industry was massively affected, with hotels, restaurants and shops being destroyed
- 1,500 villages were swept away
- 1 million people were made homeless
- Hospitals and clinics were washed away, making countries reliant on foreign aid
- 300,000 people were killed by the waves
- Responses
- £13 million was raised immediately by Action Aid
- Immediately send food aid
- Managed to get a warning signal to the Coast of Africa
- Government in Kenya managed to evacuate thousands of people off the coast of Kenya
- Overall £392 million was raised in aid
- Tsunami warning system is now present in the Indian Ocean
- £13 million was raised immediately by Action Aid
- Background
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