A7.8 Writing: Expanding notes into a summary
On 26 December, 2004 a 9 O magnitude earthquake struck off the Indonesian island of Sumatra,triggering a tsunami that killed tens of thousands of people in Indian Ocean coastal communities. Hereare some statistics in note form of the human and environmental devastation left in its wako in Indonesia,Time of main tremor: 07:58 local time on 26December 2004. (00.58 GMT).Epicentre locality: 250 km south-south-eastof Banda Aceh, Indonesia and 1,600 kmnorth-west ol Jakarta,Overall Damage: Total damage of thetsunami is estimated at $4.5 billion-$5billion63% of total damage and losses werein housing, commerce, agriculture, andfisheries, and transport vehicles andservices25% of total damage and losses were in the public sector.Helght and speed of tsunamis: In the open ocean, just 50 centimetres high but travelling atup to 800 km/h. However, the waves grew and slowed as the sea got more shallow towardscoasts Waves were up to 10 metros on the coastline of Sumatra near the epicentre, 4 metres inThailand, Sri Lanka and SomaliaDistance waves travelled inland: Up to 2,000 metres.Number of countries damaged: 13, including Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, Myanmar,Malaysia, The Maldives and SomaliaCasualties: At least 226,000 dead, including 166,000 in Indonesia, 38,000 in Sri Lanka, 16,000 inIndia 5,300 in Thailand and 5,000 foreign tourists.Number of people injured: Over 500,000Potential additional deaths from infectious diseases: 150,000.Number of people affected: Up to 5 million people lost homes, or access to food and waterNumber of children affected: Around a third of the dead are children, and 1.5 million have beenwounded, displaced or lost families.Number of people left without the means to make a living: One million.Date of last major tsunami in the Indian Ocean: 1945.weiteAsk and answer questions in your group about the disaster, then make a summary of theevent using bullets points for the following headings:Height of waves on Sumatran coastlineDistance waves travelled inlandTotal number of houses destroyedTotal number of people deadTotal of people affectedTotal number of children affected