2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami
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- The 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, affecting 14 countries, killed over 230, 000 people in the span of 7 hours.
- Burma Plate
- This occurred due to the Burma Plate sliding beneath the Indian Plate, adding pressure and causing an earthquake.
- Indian Plate
- Burma Plate
- Eventually, the earthquake lead to the tsunami that was recorded as one of the worst natural disasters to ever occur in history.
- Indian Plate
- The affected countries include: Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, Malaysia, Myanmar, Somalia, Maldives, Tanzania, Seychelles, Bangladesh, South Africa and Yemen.
- The impact of the tsunami left buildings torn and people without their homes. There were even houses without their owners. Some countries, such as India, Indonesia, Maldives, Sri Lanka and Thailand, were left in worse condition than others.
- Not only was the land damaged, there was a severe lack of daily resources which included food, clean water and medical treatment as well. For five years after the 2004 tsunami hit, buildings had to be rebuilt. However, the cost of the reconstruction was nearly over $7.8 billion for nongovernment agencies alone.
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