2004 Earthquakes - 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake, Humanitarian Response to the 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 49. Chapters: 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, Humanitarian response to the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, Richard Caring, Velankanni Town, Punarnirmaan, World Cricket Tsunami Appeal, Library damage resulting from the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, Petra N mcova, Tsunami Evaluation Coalition, 2004 Ch etsu earthquake, Peace Fund, Sauli Niinisto, Football for Hope, Operation Unified Assistance, Nate Berkus, Timeline of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, Queen of the Sea rail disaster, IRB Rugby Aid Match, Baby 81 incident, Music for Relief, TRINet, Craig Hatkoff, Australia Unites: Reach Out To Asia, Tilly Smith, Aceh Tsunami Museum, Solitaire Meissmer disappearance, USA for Indonesia, Sigurd Kohn, 2004 Morocco earthquake, Operation Garron, John Chroston, Markus Sandlund, Operation Sumatra Assist, Fernando Bengoechea, Aki Sirkesalo, Robert Whymant, Owen and Mzee, Higher Ground Project, 2004 Cayman Islands earthquake, Dina Astita. Excerpt: The humanitarian response to the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was prompted by one of the worst natural disasters of modern times. On 26 December 2004, the earthquake, which struck off the northwest coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, generated a tsunami that wreaked havoc along much of the rim of the Indian Ocean. Particularly hard-hit were the countries of India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. Nearly 230,000 people were killed, tens of thousands more were injured, and 10 million became homeless and displaced. The tsunami exacted a light toll on coastal communities and especially fishermen and fishmongers in the region. In India and Thailand, government and Civil Society Organizations were able to mobilize resources and responded as quickly as possible. India also provided some assistance to neighboring countries and was the first nation to respond by...