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When did the Asian tsunami occur?
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December 2004 |
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Which was the first area to be hit by the Asian tsunami?
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Banda Aceh |
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Why was emergency aid not sufficient?
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Hospitals could not come with the numbers of people injured. Emergency services ran out of body bags. Bodies had to be burned quickly to prevent the spread of disease |
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How much money did the international response raise? |
$14billion (worlds biggest emergency relief effort) |
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How did they gat aid to the survivors?
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Using helicopters and boats
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Who has spent $40million on rebuilding projects in Sri Lanka and Indonesia
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The disasters emergency committee |
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When did a new Indian ocean tsunami warning system become operational? |
2006 |