The Indian Ocean Tsunami occured on the 26th December 2004.
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Where?
Started just off the north-west coast of Sumatra in the Indian Ocean.
Affected many countries surrounding the India Ocean.
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Cause?
The Indo-Australian Plate subducted beneath the Eurasian Plate just off the North-West coast of Indonesia.
This resulted in an earthquake with a magnitude of 9.1.
The earthquake displaced the water above it and triggered a tsunami.
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Countries Affected
India
Bangladesh
Sri Lanka
Indonesia
Thailand
Other countries surrounding the Indian Ocean
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Primary Effects
220,000 people died.
650,000 people injured.
Public buildings including schools and hospitals were wiped out.
1,500 settlements completely wiped out.
Large areas of Eastern coast of India swamped.
Infrastructure severely damaged.
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Secondary Effects
2,000,000 made homeless.
Cholera was a huge risk.
5,000,000 - 6,000,000 people needed emergency food, water and medical supplies.
Tourism industry suffered heavily because of the destruction and people were afraid to go there.
Large amounts of environmental damage occurred because the salt from the sea water meant that plants can't grow in many areas.
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Primary Responses
Hundreds of millions of pounds had been pledged by foreign governments, charities, individuals and businesses to give survivors access to food, water, shelter and medical attention.
Foreign teams sent ships,planes,soldiers and teams of specialists to help rescue people, distribute food and water and to begin clearing up.
The UK government promised £75 million and public donations of £100 million followed.
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Secondary Responses
Billions of pounds have been pledged to help re-build the infrastructure of the countries affected.
As well as money,programmes have been set up to re-build houses and help people get back to work.
£372 million have been donated by the British public 1 year later.
The Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System was set up in June 2006, ensuring people knew how to respond to another tsunami.
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