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INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI 2

Thirteen years ago on December 26th, 2004 a massive undersea earthquake struck off the

coast of Indonesia. The magnitude of the quake was the fourth largest ever recorded in recent

times. The earthquake reached a magnitude of 9.2 on the Richter scale(Raziye, “telegraph”). The

undersea earthquake sent a wall of water which rose to 30 meters in height across the Indian

ocean. The damage caused by the tsunami when the water hit land was catastrophic. The water

destroyed everything in its path from buildings, cars, homes, farmlands and left a massive death

toll. This article will look into the damage of the earthquake and countries that were affected by

the Indian Ocean tsunami caused by the earthquake.

The Indian Ocean tsunami affected fourteen countries in total from different continents.

The altered states were Indonesia, South Africa, Malaysia, India, Burma (Myanmar), Somalia,

Sri Lanka, the Maldives Thailand, Bangladesh, Kenya, Madagascar, Tanzania and the

Seychelles(New world encyclopedia). Of all the fourteen countries which were directly affected

by the tsunami, Indonesia was the worst affected.In Indonesia, the tsunami destroyed property

worth $4.40 billion. In total, the tsunami caused damage of $8.71 billion to all the affected

countries(New world encyclopedia). The Indian Ocean tsunami also caused a significant loss of

human life. According to statics, it is anticipated that the tsunami caused the death of around

186,983 people in total(Chris “the guardian”). The tsunami also caused 229,866 people to be

displace from their homes.

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Running head: INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI Student Name Instructor’s Name Course Date 1 INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI 2 Thirteen years ago on December 26th, 2004 a massive undersea earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia. The magnitude of the quake was the fourth largest ever recorded in recent times. The earthquake reached a magnitude of 9.2 on the Richter scale(Raziye, “telegraph”). The undersea earthquake sent a wall of water which rose to 30 meters in height across the Indian ocean. The damage caused by the tsunami when the water hit land was catastrophic. The water destroyed everything in its path from buildings, cars, homes, farmlands and left a massive death toll. This article will look into the damage of the earthquake and countries that were affected by the Indian Ocean tsunami caused by the earthquake. The Indian Ocean tsunami affected fourteen countries in total from different continents. The altered states were Indonesia, South Africa, Malaysia, India, Burma (Myanmar), Somalia, Sri Lanka, the Maldives Thailand, Bangladesh, Kenya, Madagascar, Tanzania and the Seychelles(New world encyclopedia). Of all the fourteen countries which were directly affected by the tsunami, In ...
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