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NEWSPAPER

| ISSUE 12 | VOL 12

ECONOMIC&SOCIAL&
ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACTS
15 Billion dollars was the amount of damage that the tsunami that hit
Indonesia in 2010 had caused.The relief efforts made after the Indonesian
tsunami were large contributions, but still werent enough to put the
country backlike how it used to be. Indonesia was helpedby other
countries, a total of 810 million (U.S.) dollars from Athukorala, &
Resosudarmo, 2005).
Before the tsunami struck, Indonesia was beginning to gain an economy
and starting to raise its GDP, however as the economy was on the rise, the
tsunami hit in 2004 when Indonesia had to put a hold on the gross
domestic product. Indonesia struggled for a couple of years to get back
onto their feet as the tsunami had such devastating effects on Indonesia
. The International relief and recovery efforts have been focusing on
reconstruction and maintaining the environment in good condition for the
next generation. Recovery of water, land, forests and agricultural areas and
ecosystems are required to be better prepared for future disasters.

Solid waste and disaster debris remain the most critical environmental
problem faced by the countries. The magnitude of the disaster meant that
the volume and nature of the disaster debris was far beyond the coping
capacities of the cities and towns that were affected.Contamination of
soil and water was the second key environmental impact of the tsunami.
Salination of water bodies such as rivers, wells, inland lakes, and
groundwater aquifers has occurred in many of the affected countries.
TSome have been contaminated by damaged or destroyed septic tanks
and toilets, with sewage infiltrating the water supply system.

#GDP:THE TOTAL VALUE OF GOODS PRODUCED AND

SERVICES PROVIDED IN A COUNTRY DURING ONE YEAR.
 RESPONSE
A few minutes before the tsunami began to
flood, locals had been told to self
evacuateonly if the shaking was stronger
than the 2007 event, and hence some didnt
even bother to get out of their beds. The
earthquake struck at night, few if any saw
the first wave of the tsunami eyewitnesses
who fled reported hearing the sound of the
advancing tsunami. In most coastal villages
in the Pagais or Sipura there is no electricity
or telephone communications, so residents
couldnt had received the televised
alert.Most residents in Sikasap reported not
seeing the announcement, and a few were
alerted by relatives who telephoned them
from elsewhere in Sumatra. In most coastal
villages in the Pagais or Sipura there is no
electricity or telephone communications, so
residents couldnt had received the televised
alert.
The warning system failed, even if it is
eventually determined that the TV alert was
broadcast before the tsunami arrival in the
Mentawais. National institutions, UN and
international organizations, community
groups and NGOs, and a variety of other
entities came together to provide different
kinds of aid and services.

Public education is now being placed in

order to provide people with knowledge in
case of another disaster.Healthcare to those
injured are provided as well as some money
to aid them to recover. Rescue teams have
checked the areas in which the disaster
occurred to help those who desperately
needed a hand by providing water, food and
access to the hospital. Indigenous people
thought to have escaped the tsunami
thanks to traditional warning systems of
birds and marine animals's behaviour.