Indian Ocean Tsunami

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🗓️ 8 January 2024

⏱️ 55 minutes

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On the morning of December 26th, 2004, a massive earthquake struck the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, triggering an enormous tsunami that hit Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, and more. Killing at least 275,000 people, and impacting 20 countries, it remains the deadliest natural disaster of the 21st Century. But what exactly caused the earthquake and subsequent tsunami? How did it hit with no warning? And has enough been done to limit the effects of such an event if it happens again? This is a Short History Of the Indian Ocean Tsunami. A Noiser production, written by Lindsay Galvin. With thanks to Jose Borrero - a coastal and environmental scientist, and Tsunami Hazards specialist. Get every episode of Short History Of a week early with Noiser+. You’ll also get ad-free listening, bonus material and early access to shows across the Noiser network. Click the Noiser+ banner to get started. Or, if you’re on Spotify or Android, go to noiser.com/subscriptions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:36.0	It is just after 8 a.m. on the 26th of December 2004 in the city of Bande A.C.
0:42.0	And the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
0:45.0	A teenage boy in shorts and flip-flops runs through cracked streets and he's terrified.
0:51.0	There's just been an earthquake, a bad one.
0:56.2	His mouth covered by his t-shirt against the clouds of dust.
0:59.2	He blinks grit from his eyes as he flees through the narrowing lanes at the coastal edge of the city.
1:04.6	Frightened voices call out around him.
1:06.6	As people check their family, friends and neighbors are safe.
1:11.6	With the earth still settling, the boy narrowly dodges a telephone pole as it crashes onto the road in front of him.
1:21.0	Just a few minutes ago he was playing football on a patch of wasteland when the earth started shaking.
1:27.0	He was knocked to the ground, unable to comprehend what was happening.
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