Indian Ocean Tsunami-26th December 2004

Causes: Indo-australian plate, subducted under the Eurasion plate, wave 30 m high

Effects

• 230,000 killed
• +1.7 million people lost homes
• Infrastructure damaged
• 5-6 million people needed aid
• Economic damage, tourism, afraid to go 
• Environmental damage- salt form seawater no pants, coral reefs, forests, sand dunes destroyed

Responses

short term

• In days + £100 million given by forein governments and charities
• Foreign countries - ships, planes, soldiers for rescue, food , water, clear up
• Action aid- £13 million-immediatley sent food

Long term 

• Billions spent on infrastructure
• Programmes- re-build houses- people back to work
• Warning system in Indian ocean
• Managment plans- volunteers trained,to help control next tsunami