Post-tsunami Banda Aceh—on the road to recovery
2005; Elsevier BV; Volume: 5; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/s1473-3099(05)01292-2
ISSN1474-4457
Autores Tópico(s)Disaster Response and Management
ResumoMore than 2 months have passed since the devastating earthquake and subsequent tsunami-driven floods hit countries around the Indian Ocean. Banda Aceh, on the northwest tip of Indonesia's main island of Sumatra, is among the worst affected areas. In some areas of the once thriving port city, the disaster left nothing but hectares of land filled with rubble, ashes, and mud. According to the Indonesian government, more than 100 000 people lost their lives in the inexorable wall of water that swept through the city on Dec 26, 2004. Many of the dead are now buried in mass graves, but some 127 000 people are still missing. More than 400 000 are homeless. Surviving individuals and families are scattered across numerous camps, schools, mosques, and other public buildings. They receive food, water, and basic shelter while more permanent camps are being built to house them. In public places, posters with pictures of missing family members are poignant reminders of the emotional pain many still endure while coping with their everyday challenges. Risk of outbreak of vector-borne diseases in the tsunami hit areas of southern IndiaThe death and destruction across the coastal areas of half a dozen littoral countries of the Indian Ocean—caused by the tsunami waves of Dec 26, 2004—have plunged the whole region into shock and grief. Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and southern India are the most affected, in that order. Governments at the national and state level in India have pressed their entire machineries into rescue and relief operations, and non-governmental agencies have joined hands in a major way. Full-Text PDF
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