Indian ocean disaster 2004
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- Created on: 16-11-15 20:52
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- Indian Ocean disaster 2004
- Physical causes
- 9.3 magnitude earthqauke
- 240 km northwest of Somatara
- Indo-Australian diving under Eurasian plate
- 1000km thrust
- indian plate displaced downwards
- focuses of earthquake were shallow
- Human Causes
- tsunami warning too late
- some had no warning at all
- Primary Effects
- 290 000 deaths
- vegetation and top soil removed
- infrastructure destroyed
- coastal settlements devastated
- Secondary Effects
- widespread homelessnes
- economies devastated
- negative multiplier effects
- water supplies contaminated by salt water
- gap between rich and poor became wider
- Immediate responses
- massive international relief
- Foreign military provided assistance
- Long term responses
- Large scale reconstructio programme
- government prejudices highlighted
- tourists resorts quicly rebuilt
- tsunami system set up for Indian Ocean
- tsunami education in schools
- practice drills and evacuation plans
- coastal zones mapped for high risk areas
- prediction
- Earthquake that caused tsunami was not predicted but could have been quickly pinpointed
- Emergency Planning
- no emergency planning due to no warning
- Prevention
- no prevention due to no warning
- Physical causes
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