Tsunami 2004

Tsunami 2004

BY:
Presentation by:
Gayatri Wable
and Vasudha Dubey
Gayatri
S. CFIB17
Wable(CFIB17
CMF22
&
Vasudha Dubey(CMF-22)

What is a
Disaster???
??

Tsunami
It is a series of water waves caused by the
displacement of a large volume of a body of
water, typically an ocean or a large lake.
Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and other
underwater explosions (including detonations
of underwater nuclear devices), landslides,
glacier calving, meteorite impacts and other
disturbances above or below water all have
the potential to generate a tsunami.

2004
Tsunami
2004 Tsunami
On December 26, 2004, the greatest earthquake in 40
years occurred about 150 kilometres off the west
coast of northern Sumatra Island in Indian Ocean just
off the coast of Indonesia. The earthquake generated
a disastrous tsunami that caused destruction in 11
countries bordering the Indian Ocean.
The 9.0 magnitude (for 8 to 10 minutes) quake
created a series of tsunamis that caused great
destruction and loss of life throughout the Indian
Ocean basin, within several hours of the initial event.

2004 Tsunami
On December 26, 2004, the greatest earthquake in
40 years occurred about 150 kilometres off the west
coast of northern Sumatra Island in Indian Ocean just
off the coast of Indonesia. The earthquake generated
a disastrous tsunami that caused destruction in 11
countries bordering the Indian Ocean.
The 9.0 magnitude (for 8 to 10 minutes) quake
created a series of tsunamis that caused great
destruction and loss of life throughout the Indian
Ocean basin, within several hours of the initial event.

Origin Time and Epicentre

The great tsunamigenic earthquake occurred
on Sunday, 26 December 2004, at 00:58:50
UTC (6:58:50 a.m. local time). The epicentre
was at 3.298 N, 95.779 E and its focal depth
was very shallow (much less than 33 km possibly about 10km).

No Tsunami Warning
Issued
The large tsunami
which struck 11 of the nations
that border the Indian Ocean was a complete
surprise for the people living there, but not for the
scientists who are aware of the tectonic interactions
in the region. Many seismic networks recorded the
massive earthquake, but there was no tide gauges
or other wave sensors to provide confirmation as to
whether a tsunami had been generated. There was
no established communications network or
organizational infrastructure to pass a warning of
any kind to the people coastlines.
No Tsunami Warning System exists for the Indian
Ocean as there is for the Pacific.

DEATH TOLL

Situation Data

The estimated number of casualties in India is

16,000, but at least 6,000 more are missing. It
is expected that the death toll will rise.
Hardest hit were the Andaman and Nicobar
Islands which were close to the tsunami
generating area. Along India's south-eastern
coast, several villages were swept away, and
thousands of fishermen at sea were missing.
On the western coast of India' mainland,
hardest hit was the state of Tamil Nadu.

Andaman and Nicobar Island

The tsunami hit hard the Andaman and

Nicobar group which comprises of a total of
572 islands of which 38 were significantly
inhabited. The maximum tsunami wave
reached a height of 15m. One fifth of the
population of the Nicobar Islands is said to be
dead, injured or missing. Chowra Island lost
two thirds of its population of 1,500.

Andhra Pradesh

There was significant loss of life and

destruction.
The affected districts were
Krishna, Prakasam, Nellore, Guntur, West
Godavari and East Godavari.

Kerala

The tsunami killed many people (official toll

168) and caused extensive destruction
particularly at Kollam (131 dead), Alappuzha
(32) and Ernakulam (5) were also affected.

Pondicherry

In the Union territory of Pondicherry, the

affected districts were Pondicherry (107 dead),
Karaikal (453 dead). The latest official toll was
560. An estimated 30,000 people were
rendered homeless .

Tamil Nadu
The tsunami had a great impact on the state of Tamil Nadu
on India's mainland with entire coastal villages destroyed.
The overall death toll in the state was 7,793. The
Nagapattinam district had 5,525 casualties. The latest
reported death toll at Velankanni was 1,500. Kanyakumari
district has had 808 deaths, Cuddalore district 599, the
state capital Chennai 206 and Kancheepuram district 124.
The death tolls in other districts were Pudukkottai (15),
Ramanathapuram (6), Tirunelveli (4), Thoothukudi (3),
Tiruvallur (28), Thanjavur (22), Tiruvarur (10) and
Viluppuram (47). The nuclear power plant at Kalpakkam
was shut down after sea water rushed into a pump station.
No radiation leak or damage to the reactor was reported.

OVERALL LOSS

Total damages are estimated to be US$470

million, 62% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
Of these losses, direct losses are US$298
million , or about 8% of the replacement cost of
the national capital stock. Severe damage was
caused to houses, tourist resorts, boats and
other fishing equipment, schools, health
facilities, transport and communication
equipment, water and sanitation, and electricity
infrastructure.

Rescue & Recovery

An amount of Rs. 895.42 crore has been

earmarked for Tsunami Relief and Rehabilitation

Schemes.
State Government of Tamil Nadu : -The Chief
Minister has announced a payment of Rs.1,00,000 (one
lakh) to the families of each of the victims.
State Government of Kerala :-Assistance of Rs.
10,000 for the families of the deceased, to meet the
funeral expenses.
Union Territory of Pondicherry :- For those injured
in the disaster, the administration would provide Rs
5000. A sum of Rs 10,000 to enable the homeless to
reconstruct houses.

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