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Boxing Day Tsunami Case Study
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- 1Boxing Day Tsunami 2004Causes
Indian Ocean earthquake 9.1–9.3 magnitude
Epicentre off the coast of Indonesia
Indian Plate was subducted by the Burma Plate
No warning system in place to warm locals of the quake. - 2Primary Impacts - Social Estimated 230,000 dead in Indonesia 655,000 are homeless or living in camps 37,000 are still missing Simeulue island - 90% of buildings along the coast destroyed Calang - 30% of townspeople survivedPrimary Impacts - Environmental
Coral reefs, mangroves, coastal areas, wetlands, agricultural fields and forests, were badly damaged
Removal of mangroves worsened the impact of the waves
Landfill sites in Banda Ache were dragged out to the ocean - 3Economic Impacts Shrimp farms and valuable farm land destroyed Trade became difficult as sea levels changed and debris was shifted in the water making it hard for boats to cross $4.40 billion costs in damage 8 years to complete the rebuildImmediate Responses
US$14 billion in aid for regions affected
World Renew provided water and sanitation facilities,medical aid, food, and shelter to 19,651 people
Efforts to burry the dead to prevent disease outbreaks
Action Aid raised £13million in food aid. - 4Long Term Responses World Renew built 642 temporary homes were built in 12 villages, housing 1,500 people by 2006 Action Aid offered psychological counselling, paid for boats for fishing communities, rebuilt schoolsEarly Warning System
Nanometrics and RESULTS Marine Private Limited, India, delivered and successfully installed 17 Seismic stations with 2 Central Recording Station to provide the seismic event alert to the scientists through SMS and E-mail automatically within 2 min. - 5Impacts on Relief Efforts Roads destroyed by flooding Minimal helicopters to fly in aid US sent aid by 15th Jan because of the conditions on the streets A water buffalo destroyed a helicopter and it remained blocking the runway Getting aid through customs
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- The social, economic, environmental impacts on Indonesia after the 2004 boxing day tsunami. Also includes causes, responses and implications.
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