BEFORE AND AFTER THE
DISASTER
• SOURCE OF IMAGES: SPACE IMAGING/CRISP-SINGAPORE
• NOTE: A TSUNAMI CAN TRAVEL AT SPEEDS OF 800 KM/HR IN THE DEEP OCEAN
DECEMBER 26, 2004 INDONESIA
EARTHQUAKE-TSUNAMI
DISASTER
• TRIGGERED BY A SHALLOW, M 9.3 EARTHQUAKE LOCATED 260 KM (155 MI) FROM BANDA ACEH, SUMATRA
• TSUNAMI WAVES WITH WAVE HEIGHTS OF 4 TO 10 M AND RUNUP OF 3.3 KM OR MORE ON COASTS OF 12 NATIONS
• NO WARNING SYSTEM
DECEMBER 26, 2004 INDONESIA
EARTHQUAKE-TSUNAMI
DISASTER
• AS MANY AS 220,000 PEOPLE KILLED (120,000 ON INDONESIA) AND 500,000 INJURED
• IMMEDIATE NEED FOR FOOD, WATER, AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO PREVENT “A DISASTER AFTER THE DISASTER”
DECEMBER 26, 2004 INDONESIA
EARTHQUAKE-TSUNAMI DISASTER
• MILLIONS DISPLACED FROM
HOMES
• BILLIONS OF DOLLARS NEEDED
FOR RESPONSE, RECOVERY, AND
RECONSTRUCTION
• INTERNATIONAL AID WAS
COORDINATED BY UN, USA,
INDIA, AUSTRALIA, & JAPAN
MITIGATION MEASURES
• PREVENTION
(CONTROL THE
SOURCE)
• PROTECTION
(BUILD TO
WITHSTAND)
• LAND-USE
CONTROL