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The Tsunami that occurred in the Indian Ocean was rated as the sixth most devastating natural disaster recorded in history

There are only two recorded earthquakes with a higher magnitude (Chile 9.5, Alaska 9.2)

In some areas the sea level had raised about 15 metres from its original position

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The aid that was received was much less than expected for the severity of the tsunami. The emergency response team had struggled to help those in need due to the lack of accessibility to those in need. The roads were either not properly developed or has been ruined by the tsunami. Leaving the only reliable form of transportation by air, which would still result in problems such as a safe landing place and not being prepared for a disaster of this scale.

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Due to this tsunami there was a lack of early warning systems in place for these developing countries. Almost none of the countries affected had any warning of the events, Due to this there have been monitors put in place throughout the Indian Ocean to help provide an early warning to help evacuate the area before the disaster strikes. From this tragic loss has brought preparedness for natural disasters to the forefront with countries now investing more into systems to tract the earth's movements and give an early warning when a disaster is going to occur.

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The earthquake that caused the tsunami was triggered by the Indio-Australian plate subducting below the Eurasian Plate. The plate lifted about one metre from its original position.

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Due to the location of the earthquake, the tsunami that was triggered hit several coastal places such as, Sri Lanka, India, East Africa,  Thailand, Indonesia and Maldives. These were the most affected places but 13 countries were affected.

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The tsunami lasted about seven hours from the initial earthquake.

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About 19.9 billion USD  was caused in damages due to the tsunami.

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The death toll from this tsunami exceeded 200,000 but continued to grow due to the lack of aid that was brought to the countries in need.

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On December 26th 2004 one of the largest natural disasters ever recorded took place in the Indian Ocean

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The earthquake that caused this tsunami scored a 9.1 on the Richter Scale.