Boxing day Tsunami
- Created by: L. P.
- Created on: 31-05-13 12:58
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- Indian Ocean Tsunami
- Indo-Australia plate subducts beneath the Eurasian plate
- Section of the sea bed on the Eurasian side of the fault rose several metres
- Earthquake measured at 9.0, one of the biggest ever.
- Main Effects
- Tens of thousands injured
- 300,000 killed
- Towns and villages swept away
- Millions left homeless
- damage to coastal communications, like bridges and railway lines
- Damage to economy of coastal areas
- Hospitals and clinics damaged
- Estimated cost - $5 billion
- Indo-Australia plate subducts beneath the Eurasian plate
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