Tsunami Indian Oecen

Question 0

Cause and effects

Remember 6

Answer 0

230,000 people were killed or are still missing
Whole town and villages where destroyed-over 1.7 million people lost there homes
The infrastructure e.g. Roads and water and electricity,of many country’s was damaged
5-6 million people needed food and water and medical supply’s
Economic damage
Massive environmental damage

Question 1

Where
When
Size
Cause

Answer 1

West coast of Indonesia
26th of December 2004
9.1 on Richter scale
Earthquake under the sea bed which triggered a tsunami, wave up to 30m high

Question 2

Short term response

Remember 2

Answer 2

Hundred of million of pounds given

Foreign country’s set there help

Question 3

Long term response

Remember 4

Answer 3

Billions of pounds have been given to help e.g. Infrastructure
Programmes being set up to help rebuild house and to get people back to work
Tsunami warning system
Disaster management plans have been put in place and volunteers have been trained In case it happens again