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2004 Indian Ocean TsunamiBy Joshua

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How do devastating events in one part of the world

affect people in other countries?

People in other countries are very caring and want to doeverything they can to help.

Essential Question

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On Sunday December 26th, 2004 a 9.0 magnitude earthquake in the IndianOcean caused a devastating tsunami.

The tsunami was traveling at 300 miles per hour and some parts were 100feet tall.

The tsunami killed over 200,000 people in 18 different countries. Over 1.5million people were left homeless.

Event Background

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Map

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“I was shocked, scared, and worried about all the

people lost and the people impacted. The imageswere disturbing.” (James, phone, September 27th 2014)

This quote shows that people in other countries caredand were concerned for the people in the tsunami.

What was your first thought whenyou heard about the Tsunami?

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“Yes, at work and church there were clothes and food

drives to help the tsunami victims.” (James, phone,September 27th 2014)

This quote shows that people in other countries

donated and wanted to help.

Did you participate in any reliefefforts and how?

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Rebuilding Sri Lanka one house at a timehttp://www.worldvolunteerweb.org/news-views/special-focus-how-volunteers-helped-tsunami-survivors/doc/rebuilding-sri-lanka-one.html 

Excerpt:I wanted to help in a more tangible way, to feel, in some part, the impact ofthe destruction that I'd been experiencing in my living room via tidy, two-minute news packages. Apparently, I wasn't alone. Dozens of Westerners

were flying to the disaster zones to offer themselves up as unpaid reliefworkers… 

This shows that people from around the world flew into the disasterzones to help people in need.

Rebuilding Sri Lanka one house at a

time

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The 2004 Tsunami was a very deadlyevent that killed many people. People allaround the world felt sad and concerned.People donated money, food, and

clothes. Some people also volunteered togo into the areas and help to rebuild.

Conclusion

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Interviewee: James, Michigan (Grandfather)

http://www.worldvolunteerweb.org/news-views/special-focus-how-volunteers-helped-tsunami-survivors/doc/rebuilding-sri-lanka-one/print.html 

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/12/1227_041226_tsunami.html

http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/infopage/tsunami.htm 

http://www.ird.org/our-work/success-stories/response-to-the-2004-indian-ocean-tsunami 

http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/12/31/us.aid/ 

Sources