Tsunami Relief
"The loss of life and property is immense.
People and nations throughout Asia and
around the world are working to ease the
suffering brought on by this terrible disaster.
The international community has responded
with generosity and compassion."
President George W. Bush
January 10, 2005, at USAID Washington Headquarters
"In tsunami relief…not only did the
United States Government respond, but
the American people responded, and
they responded in great numbers.
That is the basis of our foreign policy."
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
January 31, 2005, at State Department Town Hall Meeting | 
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Table of Contents
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The Great Indian Ocean
Tsunami:
An undersea earthquake off
Sumatra, Indonesia Dec. 26 spawned huge
tsunamis that hit many countries killing
hundreds of thousands of people
Tsunami Map:
The 9.0 earthquake,
world’s largest in 40 years, set off tsunamis
that hit Indonesia, Thailand Sri Lanka, the
Maldives and Somalia
The World
Responds:(770kb)
Within
hours, aid agencies
and militaries of
the United States
and other countries
rushed to help
survivors, pledging
more than $6 billion
in aid
The Tsunami's Path
Indonesia Ravaged:
Aceh province
on the northwest tip of Sumatra was closest
to the quake and lost more than 200,000
people as 30 foot tall waves hit the crowded
center of Banda Aceh and many other
towns and villages
Sri Lanka
Disaster:
Most
of the island nation’s
coastline was inundated
by tsunami
waves, killing 31,000
Sri Lankans and
foreign tourists
Thailand Resort Region Hit:
The tsunami battered hotels on Phuket and
nearby coastal areas, forcing tourists, hotel
workers, fishermen and others to fight for
their lives and help each other to safety.
India
Maldives and Somalia
The tsunami took a
toll in India—which mobilized its military
and disaster teams to help survivors—and
in the Maldives, whose low-lying islands
were flooded but spared the destruction of
giant waves which rolled on to Somalia.
Healing and Rebuilding
Psychological Trauma:
Psychiatrists, Muslim Imams and teachers
treat traumatized children. Protection is
mobilized to avoid exploitation or
trafficking of teenagers
Tsunami Warning System:
Governments around the world rush to
expand the Pacific tsunami warning system
to the Indian Ocean region
Reconstruction Begins:
Affected
countries plan to resettle one million
survivors as work begins to repair damaged
schools, hospitals, power and roads
Ten Achievements:
Aid workers and
military forces from the United States,
other donor countries, local governments
and private groups responded swiftly to the
tsunamis
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