Granted a special autonomous status, aceh is a religiously conservative territory and the only indonesian province practicing sharia law officially. Green coast project tsunami 2004 response in indonesia. The greatest destruction was in aceh province, at the northern end of the indonesian island of sumatra. Emergency response and reconstruction in acehprovince. The ground shook for almost fi ve minutes, damaging housing and infrastructure, causing people to rush outside of their homes to safety. Fourteen hours and twelve countries later the waves reached the eastern coast of africa. The tsunami and its aftermath were responsible for immense destruction and loss on the rim of the indian ocean. Pdf reconstruction of the aceh region following the 2004 indian. The first shows survivors, and the second the numbers killed, broken down by sex. Over the next seven hours, a tsunami a series of immense ocean wavestriggered by the quake reached out across the indian ocean, devastating coastal areas as far away as east africa. This unit is the first in a series on tsunamis of the 21st century. Indonesia was the country worst hit by the tsunami of december 2004 that killed over,000 people in aceh and north sumatra, and left 500,000 homeless. In the past several years, indonesia has been subjected to numerous natural disasters, among them the devastating earthquake and tsunami that occurred in aceh and nias at the end of 2004, claiming more than 225,000 lives. Usgs photoguy gelfenbaum following the december 26, 2005, indian ocean tsunami, debris and standing water are the only things left in parts of banda aceh, indonesia.
Indonesian agricultural research and extension agencies have been helping farmers to restore food production in tsunamiaffected areas. Pdf the 2004 tsunami in aceh and southern thailand. It was also feared that the earthquake and ensuing giant tsunami waves. Previous research has generally shown that, pre tsunami, the female population in aceh was slightly higher than the male population. A specific survey conducted by the international rescue committee in calang aceh jaya district demonstrated the importance of wound infections, which. This unit concentrates on the province of aceh which was very close to the earthquake source. The vertical offset of the ocean floor by 7 to 10 meters during the december 26, 2004 sumatra earthquake displaced massive volumes of water, resulting in a destructive tsunami. The indian ocean earthquake and tsunami of december 2004 and the subsequent earthquake on nias in indonesia in march 2005. A 1600 km faultline slipped 15 m along the subduction zone with the india plate slides under the burma. Penultimate predecessors of the 2004 indian ocean tsunami. Tsunami and earthquake damage to coral reefs of aceh. Field survey northern sumatra and banda aceh, indonesia. It is located on the island of sumatra and has an elevation of 35 meters. Heavily damaged home in banda aceh, sumatra from the 2004.
The operating system should be configured to recognize kmz files, so that the. U s a i d j o s e p h t u o n g emergency response and reconstruction in acehprovince 20042009 overview in the aftermath of the 2004 indian ocean earthquake and tsunami, the u. Blue prints for change in posttsunami aceh, indonesia. Health impact of 2004 earthquake and tsunami a collaboration. The purpose of this paper is to document and analyze the immediate economic impact of the indian ocean tsunami generated by the sumatraandaman. There are ten indigenous ethnic groups in this region, the largest being the.
Heavily damaged home in banda aceh, sumatra from the 2004 tsunami. Where the first wave arrives in minutes indian ocean tsunami. Oct 20, 2009 capture of news about tsunami 2004 from various news channel. Learning from cash responses to the tsunami hpg background. Restoring agriculture and soils in aceh after the 2004. Although martial law had been lifted in the province in may 2004, aceh remained of. The 2004 indian ocean earthquake and tsunami also known as the boxing day tsunami occurred at 00. Flooding in bangladesh in 2004 destroyed over 1 million homes, displaced. In aceh, the separatist indonesian province on the western tip of the island of sumatra, it has been argued. Tamil homeland in the most tsunami affected northern and eastern areas of the island nation, surged in the years following the tsunami. It is located on the northern end of sumatra, with banda aceh being its capital and largest city. Soon after, the region was hit by yet another devastating earthquake on march, 2005 which heavily impacted the island of nias. The evaluation mainly examines the recovery and early development phases and.
Unicef of its response to the 2004 indian ocean tsunami. Apr 16, 2012 4 keajaiban saat tsunami aceh tahun 2004 duration. The tsunami also caused deaths and destruction in somalia and other nations of east africa and was recorded on tidal stations throughout the oceans of the world. About 240,000 people were killed by the tsunami waves making this event one of the most destructive natural disasters on record. Both show significantly higher losses amongst the female population. It focuses on indonesia, sri lanka and maldivescountries that had the most serious damage and received 84 per cent of unicef tsunami countrylevel funds. The 2004 indian ocean earthquake and tsunami also known as the boxing day tsunami and, by the scientific community, the sumatraandaman earthquake occurred at 07. Anything which brings about a sudden, significant change to the volume of a localised area of the ocean basin can trigger a tsunami.
Media in category 2004 indian ocean tsunami in aceh the following 155 files are in this category, out of 155 total. Aceh paleotsunami archive visualization for sustainable disaster. This file is licensed under the creative commons attribution 2. The tsunamis impact on women disaster risk reduction. Human rights of vulnerable populations 1 executive summary the tsunami of december 26, 2004 devastated thousands of communities along the coastline of the indian ocean. Umi alfiyah, 25, a former volunteer with the indonesian red cross and now a staff member, went into action after the tsunami in aceh, an earthquake in 2006 in yogyakarta and another in 2009 in west sumatra. Earlier in 2004 there had been reports of gross human rights violations on both sides. Tsunami and earthquake damage to coral reefs of aceh, indonesia. Banda aceh is the capital and largest city in the province of aceh, indonesia. The effectiveness of foreign military assets in natural. In aceh, the separatist indonesian province on the western tip of the island of sumatra, it has been argued that the devastation of the tsunami, which. Tsunami fiveyear progress report international federation.
Rebuilding lives and homes in aceh and nias, indonesia. Of the original pretsunami population, 1642 people, 17% of household members. Tsunami fiveyear progress report 2009 3 we also think of the capacity we have built up in national societies. The december 26, 2004 sumatra earthquake and tsunami. Because of the northsouth direction of the fault line the tsunami was the strongest in the eastwest direction. The impact of the 2004 tsunami on aceh at the northern tip of the indonesian. Rapid disaster risk assessment of coastal communities. Ocean tsunami, lies crumpled in a building in banda aceh, indonesia.
Jan 21, 2005 a severely damaged home, or a portion of one, sits atop debris in banda aceh on the island of sumatra. This caused devastation of coastal areas in several countries in the region including india, sri lanka, thailand and indonesia and affected several countries in east africa. Previous research has generally shown that, pretsunami, the female population in aceh was slightly higher than the male population. From banda aceh, to the tourist resorts of south thailand, to the. Disasters visited jakarta and banda aceh from 1123 january 2005, and col lected data from the. Usgs photoguy gelfenbaum tsunami warnings in 2005, the presidents tsunamiwarn. The rapid response of an international tsunami survey team itst to the banda aceh, sumatra region after the december 26th, 2004 earthquake and tsunami led to the. Main shock and after shocks within one day of the sumatra earthquake, december 26, 2004, usgs. Infectious disease risk from dead bodies following natural disasters. The project was funded by the british red cross, save the children uk, oxfam gb, mercy corps and concern worldwide.
A severely damaged home, or a portion of one, sits atop debris in banda aceh on the island of sumatra. Indian ocean tsunami of 2004, tsunami that hit the coasts of several countries of south and southeast asia in december 2004. Local communities responded quickly in each of the three countries to the huge challenge of providing emergency assistance in the immediate aftermath of the disaster the period most important in terms of saving lives. Indonesian agricultural research and extension agencies have been helping farmers to restore food production in tsunami affected areas. The indian ocean tsunami of december 26, 2004 is now widely regarded as one of the most significant natural disaster events of modern history. Few disasters can compare to the devastation caused by the tsunami that struck the north coast of sumatra on december 26, 2004. Also posted there are the booklets diagrams in their native cdr format and as pdf files. This file contains additional information such as exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. Aceh and nias two years after the tsunami reliefweb.
Rehabilitation and reconstruction of aceh and nias. Natural color location of banda aceh on the island of sumatra on december 26, 2004, the world experienced a major natural disaster when a large tsunami hit extensive coastal areas around the. However, the magnitude of the earthquake does not necessarily the same as december 2004 event. The four surveys of tsunamidisplaced populations included a total of 1653 households meulaboh n 388, banda aceh n 478, east coast n 400, west coast n 387 with a total pretsunami population of 10 063 individuals, of which age and sex were reported for 9451. Tsunami 2004 in indonesia nanggroe aceh darussalam province and nias island more than. Anecdotal evidence from the tsunami supports these conclusions. Cerita aneh bin ajaib saat tsunami aceh yang masih jadi misteri dan belum terjawab hingga kini. U s a i d j o s e p h t u o n g emergency response and reconstruction in acehprovince 2004 2009 overview in the aftermath of the 2004 indian ocean earthquake and tsunami, the u. Geofile online january 2006 510 geoffrey parsons the asian. Coastal ecosystem services, damages and resilience chapter pdf available january 2011 with 555 reads how we measure reads. Restoring agriculture and soils in aceh after the 2004 tsunami in december 2004, the indian ocean tsunami caused extensive damage to agricultural land in aceh province in indonesia. The tsunami tsunami are generated in a number of different ways. It was an undersea megathrust earthquake that registered a magnitude of 9.
Field survey northern sumatra and banda aceh, indonesia and. In each of these cases, the tsunami provided an opportunity for separatist groups to supply critical public and private relief goods and thereby send a powerful signal about the functional legitimacy of their respective claims to. Usgs science helps build safer communities tsunami. Approximately 170,000 people of aceh province were killed by this tsunami. In lituya bay, alaska in july 1958 an earthquake triggered a rockslide of 1 km3 which fell into the bay, setting off a tsunami which. A decade after the indonesian tsunami, a devastated city rebuilds. In each of these cases, the tsunami provided an opportunity for separatist groups to supply critical public and private relief goods and thereby send a powerful signal about the functional legitimacy of their respective claims to autonomy. Banda aceh tsunami runup heights estimated by various reconnaissance teams across the indian ocean,showing the extent of the tsunamis impact. On december 26, 2004, the most powerful earthquake in 40 years struck in the. Learning from cash responses to the tsunami final report lesley adams an hpg background paper january 2007 these case studies form part of a project to document learning around cash based responses to the indian ocean tsunami. Tens of thousands went missing and are presumed dead, and more than a million people were displaced. At the time of the 2004 catastrophe, indonesia was guided by a disaster management approach that largely. Health impact of the 2004 andaman nicobar earthquake and. Usgs science helps build safer communities tsunami hazardsa.