2004 Tsunami Recovery Plan By Tri Nguyen

What is a Tsunami? A Tsunami is a single wave or series of waves that originate from a body of water that can be hundreds of miles long and have been known to reach heights of up to 34 ft (10.5 m). These “walls of water” travel as long as fast or faster than a commercial jet. The 2004 Tsunami traveled 375 miles (600 km) in 75 minutes. These destructive waves are capable of inflicting massive damage along coastal lands. A Tsunami is a single wave or series of waves that originate from a body of water that can be hundreds of miles long and have been known to reach heights of up to 34 ft (10.5 m). These “walls of water” travel as long as fast or faster than a commercial jet. The 2004 Tsunami traveled 375 miles (600 km) in 75 minutes. These destructive waves are capable of inflicting massive damage along coastal lands.

How is a Tsunami created? Most often, a Tsunami is created from underwater earthquakes. The movement of plate tectonics occurs most dramatically along fault lines which are capable of producing earthquakes and volcanism, which, when they occur, are possible sources of Tsunamis.

2004 Tsunami The 2004 Tsunami was a tsunami that was unleashed by an undersea earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 UTC on December 26, 2004, with an epicentre off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. This triggered a series of devastating tsunamis along the coasts of most landmasses bordering the Indian Ocean, killing more than 225,000 people in eleven countries, and inundating costal communities with waves up to 30 meters high.

Damage and Casualties The U.S. Geological Survey initially reported the toll as 283,100 killed, 14,100 missing, and 1,126,900 people displaced. However, recent reports by the UN lists a total of 229,866 people lost, including 186,983 dead and 42,883 missing. Relief agencies report that one-third of the dead appear to be children. This is a result of the high proportion of children in the populations of many of the affected regions and because children were the least able to resist being overcome by the surging waves. In addition to the large number of local residents, up to 9,000 foreign tourists were among the dead or missing.

Long-Term Effects The negative long term effects of the Tsunamis was the fact that it caused near- permanent damage to the infrastructure of India. Repairs took a long time, and sanitation was a major issue, especially since water-borne diseases were a constant threat after the Tsunami.

How do Tsunamis Affect people Once hit by a Tsunami, it generally changes the way you live your daily life. You lose your home, your properties, your valuables and even your loved ones. Tsunamis can affect people that are thousands of miles away, as proven by the 2004 Tsunami. Not only did it’s main affect devastate India, it’s after-effects were felt by Africa. Once hit by a Tsunami, it generally changes the way you live your daily life. You lose your home, your properties, your valuables and even your loved ones. Tsunamis can affect people that are thousands of miles away, as proven by the 2004 Tsunami. Not only did it’s main affect devastate India, it’s after-effects were felt by Africa.

Sanitation Sanitation is a serious problem after any natural disaster. It is imperative that a quick response to this problem be taken care of. Water that is leftover from the Tsunamis generally consists of disease, wastes, rotting flesh, and many disgusting things. Water is human’s first necessity as it consist of 80% of our body.

Food and Supplies The second humanitarian necessity is food and shelter. We need to take strong actions to provide for these two needs as fast as possible. It is strongly suggested that we contact the World Food Program as soon as possible to gather food to give to the people who need it. Hunger is a infestful disease that causes humans to do irrational things. Shelter is required as shelter is one of the 3 things that humans require to survive. We must start reconstruction of shelters immediately, moving out debris to start it.

Tsunami Prevention Plan As immediate relief is taken care of, we must look to the future and how to take care of this problem in case it ever happens again. We must establish a plan to evacuate civilians as warning signs are established. The Tsunami of 2004 took too many deaths that could have been prevented if cautionary steps were taken. We have established a 2 point plan based on how severe the offshore earthquake is. For a 4- earthquake, we will evacuate all citizens to a designated shelter far away from costal regions. For a 4+ earthquake, we will temporary migrate the most affected area to another country.

Infrastructure Repair After the establishment of the necessities of the nation, it is necessary to move forward in progress and reconstruct infrastructure for the betterment of the nation. Jobs must be set up again so that the economy continues and the society can continue it’s path of modernization.

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