Destructive plate margin off the coast of Indonesia triggered a 9.1 earthquake on the Richter scale
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How did this lead to the tsunami?
The plate that is being subducted cracked and moved very quickly, causing the water to be displaced. It triggered a tsunami with waves up to 30m high.
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How many countries did it affect?
14 - some of those affected were Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, India, Maldives.
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What were the effects of the tsunami? (6)
>230,000 people killed >Whole towns and villages destroyed. Around 1.7 million people homeless >Infrastructure severely damaged >Over 5 million people needed emergency water & medical supplies >Economic damage- fishing, tourism >Environmental damage
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(How was there environmental damage?)
Salt from the seawater has meant plants can't grow in many areas. Mangroves, coral reefs, forests were also destroyed by the waves
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What were the short-term responses? (2)
>Hundreds of millions of pounds pledged by foreign governments, charities and businesses for emergency supplies >Foreign countries sent ships, planes, soldiers and specialists to rescue people, distribute food and help begin clearing up
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What were the long-term responses? (4)
>Money given to help rebuild the infrastructure >Programmes set up to rebuild houses and help people return to work >Tsunami warning system put in place in Indian Ocean >Disaster management plans put in place and volunteers trained
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How did this lead to the tsunami?
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The plate that is being subducted cracked and moved very quickly, causing the water to be displaced. It triggered a tsunami with waves up to 30m high.
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