Sabtu, 05 Agustus 2017
Sunday morning, December 26, 2004, Banda Aceh, the tsunami was triggered by a robust 9.1-magnitude earthquake in the Indian Ocean, approximately 160 km northwest with a depth of 10 kilometers. There was a gap of about 30 minutes between the earthquake and tsunami.
More than 100 thousand citizens of Indonesia, mostly in Aceh, are not saved in the devastating disaster. Including, mother and sister Martunis. In total there are 230 thousand people killed and they come from 14 countries.
According to US Geological Survey (USGS) data, 1.7 million people in 14 countries in South Asia and East Africa settled. They lost the damaged house or collapsed due to the tsunami.
The 9.1 magnitude earthquake triggered a giant wave that swept away a number of beaches in the Indian Ocean up to a height of 30 meters. Not only Indonesia (Aceh), the tsunami waves also hit Thailand, the west coast of Malaysia, Sri Lanka, India, to the east coast of Africa. Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka and India were listed as the worst affected by the tsunami.
USGS estimates, this earthquake output energy equivalent to 23 thousand times the bomb dropped in Hiroshima, Japan, in 1945.
Thousands of buildings were destroyed by the earthquake and tsunami, especially in Meulaboh and Banda Aceh. Infrastructure destroyed. Most victims, however, were caused by the tsunami.
Shortly after the earthquake, animals like panic, running around. According to a number of eyewitnesses, the birds fly away from the beach.
Elsewhere, similar things have been reported. In Sri Lanka, elephants screamed and ran to the hill before the tsunami.
There is no warning of a tsunami. Some time later, the new Indonesia to build early warning system in various areas on the west coast of Sumatra.
Soon, international help arrived. The World Bank could calculate losses due to the tsunami reached Rp 45 trillion. In fact, the tsunami resulted in losses of more than US $ 10 billion or Rp 185 trillion.
The volunteers arrived in Aceh. Also foreign consultants. The Government of Indonesia then established the Aceh Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Agency (BRR) in April 2005.
The 2004 earthquake and tsunami was like a strong bang for the Indonesian people to understand how bad the impacts of natural disasters are. Then, look, formed Law no. 27/2007 on Disaster Management.
A year later, formed National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) and Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD).
This is the most devastating natural disaster of the 21st century. So far. Hopefully nothing else is greater.
