Today one year has passed to Tsunami. The coastal regions of four countries in Asia – India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand – bore the brunt of the damage.
More than 225,000 people were killed by the tsunami. which also displaced 1.5 million more people in coastal areas and caused enormous loss of property, livelihoods, and infrastructure.
Hundreds of thousands died and hundreds of thousands remain homeless in thirteen countries one year after one of the most catastrophic natural disasters in history swept through South Asia.
One year after the Southeast Asian tsunami, reconstruction is finally under way. But some of the hardest hit areas risk sowing the seeds of future disasters unless donor countries include sustainably sourced building materials in their long-term aid packages.
How the children hit by this devastation have managed to survive the past year without their parents, their house and their belongings. Only their soul knows.
It will take time and vigour to rebuild the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of people. Children must again attend schools, health services must again operate and ownership of property needs to be respected.
More than 225,000 people were killed by the tsunami. which also displaced 1.5 million more people in coastal areas and caused enormous loss of property, livelihoods, and infrastructure.
Hundreds of thousands died and hundreds of thousands remain homeless in thirteen countries one year after one of the most catastrophic natural disasters in history swept through South Asia.
One year after the Southeast Asian tsunami, reconstruction is finally under way. But some of the hardest hit areas risk sowing the seeds of future disasters unless donor countries include sustainably sourced building materials in their long-term aid packages.
How the children hit by this devastation have managed to survive the past year without their parents, their house and their belongings. Only their soul knows.
It will take time and vigour to rebuild the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of people. Children must again attend schools, health services must again operate and ownership of property needs to be respected.
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