Indian Ocean Tsunami
by Alyssa and Caleb
Signs and warnings
- There was an earthquake
- Tsunami watch issued
- Lots of damage and destruction
Death troll and casualties
In ache and Northern Sumatra, 167,000 people died and in Khan lake beach 3,000 people died and some just got put in the hospitols and some go hurt badly
Countries that were affected
- Indonesia
- Sir Lanka
- India
- Thailand
- Somalia
- Myanmar
- Maldives
- Malaysia
How much money did it coats from the damage
- A total of 127,000 house were destroyed and 118,300 houses were also damage it coast $1.4 billion dollars
- 116,900 houses were damage, 66,800 houses were completely damage and 14,200 houses were sustained damage and it coast 1.3 billion dollars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5fkvN-RwKs
How many houses got damage
House and buildings were really damage by the tsunami and from the tsunami lots of people lost there homes and Jobs.
Facts
- The December 26, 2004 Indian ocean tsunami was caused by an earthquake that is though to have had the energy of 23,000 Hiroshima-type atomic bombs
- The epicenter of the 9.0 magnitude quake was under the Indian ocean near the west coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra
- The violent movement of sections of the earths crust know as tectonic plates displaced an enormous amount of water, sending powerful shock waves in every direction.
websites
- Https://www.nae.edu/publications/bridge/engineering for the threat of natural disasters/effects of the 2004 Sumatra-Andaman Earthquake and Indian ocean.Tusnami
- www.globalurban.org/Gudmag06V012 ISS7/Wegelin. htm
- www.theguardian.com/world/2009/dec/23/2004-tsunami-five-years-on
- www.cnn.com./search/?query=Indian+Ocean+Tusnamix=0&Y=0&primary Type = mixed and shortby = Relevance & Intl=false