mega disaster asia 2004 tsunami

Question 1

cause

Answer 1

-9-9.3 mag
-earthquake off coast of Sumatra Indonesia
-destructive
-waves that struck shallow coastline near Banda Aceh (15mins from origin) were 17m high

Question 2

development

Answer 2

Indonesia GDP per C = 4,300
Sri lanka = 4,013
Indonesia HDI = 0.7
sri lanka = 0.7

Question 3

social impacts

Answer 3

-300,000 died
-1.7mil homeless
-5 mil affected
-in sumatra = 1500 villages destroyed
-Indonesia 236,00 died
-Sri lanka, 31,000 died

Question 4

economic

Answer 4

-andaman and nicobar islands 1/5 dead or missing and villages completely destroyed
-sri lanka = 60% fishin fleet and industrial infrastructure destroyed
-cost was 13 bill
-thailand tourism industry lost 25mil a month and 120,000 jobs

Question 5

regional impacts

Answer 5

• most veg and topsoil removed up to 800m inland
  -fresh water supplies and agricultural soil contaminated by salt water
  -ecosystems severely damaged
  -extensive sand erosion
  -significant damage to coastal infrastructure

Question 6

global impacts

Answer 6

• 1.7 mil displaced
  -affected over 18 countries
  -freshwater supplies contaminated

Question 7

factors on vulnerability

Answer 7

-low lying coastal villages
-low income
-isolation
-building codes and regulations
-poor education

Question 8

preparation

Answer 8

-no warning system
-prep scarce due to no/little tsunami experience
-no education on emergency drills
-poor infrastructure

Question 9

response

Answer 9

• 14bil aid provided
  -us aircraft for search and rescue
  -corruption hampered efforts e.g. sir lanka refused israel help
  -tsunami warning system implemented afterwards
  -local authorities put education on disasters in place
  -rebuilding of over 40mil pounds