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The Somalia tsunami attack on the 26th December, 2004 had left hundreds homeless, and was the reason behind the outbreak of epidemics. The Indian ocean tsunami is one of the most hazardous natural calamities of recent times that effected thousands of people not only in Somalia but also in India, Sri Lanka, and a major portion of southeast Asia and parts of Africa. So strong was the earthquake on the sea bed that many of the geographic alignments of coastal regions got realigned. Thousands were killed and thousands were left homeless due to the tsunami attack in Somalia.
The Effect Of Tsunami In Somalia
In Somalia, the monstrous waves reached later than it hit the Indian and Sri Lankan coast. Though the strength was relatively low, it claimed more than 1000 lives, many went missing and around 50,000 were displaced. The worst tsunami hit areas of Somalia include the Punt land, Hafun, Garacd region. Garacad is home o the large number of Somalian people who make their living by fishing. Most of the families have been rendered penniless.
Apart from the immediate effect, much of these effected areas were effected by Cholera and malaria. Lack of food, unhygienic sanitation and dearth of drinking water were some of the prominent aftermath. It is a known fact that many of the worlds developed countries utilized the coastline of under developed countries to dispose off industrial wastes which are toxic. During the Tsunami attack, these poisonous wastes were washed on the shore causing major heath problems among locals.
Tsunami Relief In Somalia
Somalia is one of the poorest and most underdeveloped countries and the tsunami after math was too much to be handle by the Somalian administration. The government itself is pretty unstable, yet efforts were made to provide relief to the locals. The helping hands to restore order after the tsunami attack include UNICEF, WHO, UN, WFP to name the most important.
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