Indonesia Tsunami Flashcards
Location
Indian ocean, many countries affected
Date?
Boxing Day 2004
Cost?
$15 billion (cheap)
Plate margin type?
Destructive, Indo Australian plate subducted below Eurasian plate.
Magnitude?
9.1 Richter scale (very high)
Deaths?
Over 300,000
How many people in refugee camps (Indonesia)?
500,000
Social impacts?
Schools and hospital wiped out, people died in 14 countries.
Economic impacts?
Coastal flooding meant many industries were affected. Including fishing and tourism. $15 billion
Environmental impacts?
Vegetation and top soils removed, water contaminated by salt water. Cholera spread in refugee camps.
Political impacts?
Rebels and government declared ceasefire Indonesia.
Local responses?
Rescue services.
National response?
Mass graves for bodies to prevent disease spreading. Tourist resorts rebuilt.
International response?
UK government £75 million.
Mitigation?
Evacuation plans and education. Indian Ocean tsunami warning system 2006.
