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In 2004 a devastating Tsunami transpired in the Indian Ocean, known as the Sumatra that killed over 270,000 people in a matter of hours, ranking itself the sixth-deadliest natural disaster in history by an estimated death toll. No tsunami sensors existed in the ocean to alert the people living in these coastal areas of the catastrophic Seismic Sea Wave that would arrive, consequently changing.In the latest tsunami on 26th December, 2004 in Indian Ocean caused because of an undersea disturbance which was the result of an 8.9 magnitude earthquake, just off the northern tip of Indonesia’s Sumatra Islands. This created a havoc in Indonesia, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka and India. It is estimated that more than 1 million people lost their lives and more than this are missing and the total.The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami was one of the deadliest and most destructive in recent history. It was even catastrophic for a country like Maldives that never experienced disasters of such scale. While some of the islands in Maldives were completely destroyed and a significant number of lives lost; the damages to economy, infrastructure, environment and human psyche was immeasurable (Pardasani.
Essay on Consequences of the Tsunami in Japan 2011 1896, Sanriku, Japan: A magnitude 7.6 earthquake rattled Japan, killing more than 26,360 people. In Tangshan, China, 1976, a magnitude 8.0 tsunami killed more than 255,000 people. 2004: The Indian Ocean experienced a 9.0 tsunami, its destruction killing more than 350,000 people.Fourteen hours later, the tsunami arrives in Hilo. Ignoring warnings, many residents stay in homes near the bay, increasing the death toll by 61. December 26, 2004: Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka and India. Following a 9.0 quake off the west coast of Northern Sumatra, over 230,000 people perished in the Indian Ocean tsunami, which struck 15.
Short Paragraph on Tsunami. Category: Essays and Paragraphs On February 24, 2014 By Ankita Mitra. Tsunami is a Japanese Word meaning very tall tidal or harbor waves. The tsunami that took place around 6.30 a.m. on 26 th December, 2006 was caused by a massive under water earthquake near Sumatra in Indonesia. The earthquake was measured at 8.9 on the Richter scale and it was one of the most.
