✔️Boxing Day Tsunami Flashcards
What day did the Boxing Day tsunami occur?
26th December 2004
What type of plate boundary is the Indian Ocean on?
Destructive
What plates were Involved in the Boxing Day tsunami?
Indo-Australian (subducted)
Eurasian
Magnitude of Boxing Day tsunami earthquake ?
9.0
Main areas affected by Boxing Day tsunami?
Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives , Burma and Thailand
How many deaths happened as a result of the Boxing Day tsunami?
193,623
How many people were injured as a result of the Boxing Day tsunami?
650,000
How many people went missing as a result of the Boxing Day tsunami?
51,598
6 primary effects of the Boxing Day tsuanmi?
Flooding of low lying coastal areas
Whole villages flattened in Sri Lanka
Boats destroyed
Coastal resorts destroyed
Hotels destroyed
Communications disrupted
How many people were left homeless as a result of the Boxing Day tsunami?
2 million
As a result of the train derailing in Sri Lanka , how many people died as a result?
800
5 secondary effect of the Boxing Day tsunami ?
Fisherman lost business
Diseases spread because of contaminated water such as cholera and decomposing bodies
Loss of tourism and business
Looting takes place
Supplies began to run out
7 immediate responses of the Boxing Day tsunami?
Assessing damage of homes
People searching for family and friends
People rushed to higher storeys to avoid wave
Hospitals couldn’t cope , people left in corridors
Laughing if appeals to support international aid effort supplies
Mass graves to bury people
Armed guards to prevent looting
4 long term responses of Boxing Day tsunami?
Rebuilding homes- trying new materials and designs
Ensure jobs are created
Installation of an early tsunami warning system in Indian Ocean
Oxfam helped over 600,000 people rebuild their lives .
An example of how oxfam helped people after the Boxing Day tsunami?
Helped local people by replanting 1 million mangroves in coastal mud banks ( allowed them to earn money again )
