Tsunami versus HIV/AIDS: Perception dictates response / Joseph Roberts.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Roberts, Joseph, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Population and Demography.

Local Subjects:

Population and Demography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (3 pages)

Contained In:

Asia-Pacific Population Journal Vol. 21, no. 2, p. 3-5 21:2<3 15644278

Place of Publication:

New York : United Nations, 2007.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

On 26 December 2004, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia, generating a widespread tsunami. The resulting waves, some up to 15 meters high, reached the heavily populated shores of Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, India and the east coast of Africa, leaving a path of death and destruction in their wake. The final death toll may never be known, but it is likely that at least 200,000 people lost their lives on that fateful day, with some estimates running as high as 280,000. Along with lives lost, the tsunami destroyed countless livelihoods and made millions of people homeless. Soon after the event, in an interview with CNN, United Nations Emergency Relief coordinator Jan Egeland summarized the situation: "This may be the worst natural disaster in recent history because it is affecting so many heavily populated coastal areas... so many vulnerable communities".

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