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Tsunami 1 year after: activities in Indonesia (in Arabic)

Indonesia is the fourth most populated nation in the world, with some 240 million people inhabiting 6,000 of the country's 17,500 islands across 6,500 kilometres from end to end. Most people reside on the five major islands: Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, Sulawesi and Papua. Figures published for Indonesia on the extent of damage, destruction and loss of life due to the tsunami record the number of fatalities at 128,645 with a further 37,063 remaining missing. One tragic note is the disproportionate death toll among women, comparing to male survivors at a ratio of 3:1. It is estimated that over 600,000 women and men in the tsunami-stricken region lost their livelihoods as a consequence of the disaster, representing 25 per cent of the region's total working population. The sectors most affected were the traditional sustenance industries: fishing and agriculture. Fishermen lost boats, nets, fish ponds, market stalls, with harbour and shore landing sites partially or wholly destroyed. Farmers lost land, crops, seeds, tools, drainage systems, livestock, and -- of course -- many workers from all sectors lost homes and family members. As well, the devastation disrupted the market economy, the informal commercial and transportation networks, and access to established casual labour resources, given the huge loss of life. More information: http://ww.ifrc.org/tsunami Year: 2005 Duration: 2 minutes 13 seconds

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Dec 26th Tsunami Reefs, Remembrance & Renewals - 2004

From http://www.AGuaPictures.com - This video is a unique and exclusive video documentary of 3-4 months of underwater ocean cleanup efforts after the 2004 Tsunami, in the Andaman Seas in Thailand. It highlights the problems & damages caused by the Tsunami to the effected shorelines and underwater in 2004 in the Andaman Seas, as well as the restoration efforts from over 500 volunteer divers from January until April 2005 to restore these areas. It shows the damages underwater, coral damage to the reefs, garbage from land engulfed into the oceans by the Tsunami, the efforts by volunteers to restore the latter & efforts by the Thai government to encourage & promote the rehabilitation of these reefs by implanting nurseried giant clams, an endangered species in the Earth's oceans. -------------------------------- One day, one quake, hundreds of thousands killed, and an uncountable amount of damage incurred, on land and underwater. But what was unstoppable proved likewise for the spirits of 500 plus Thai volunteer divers recruited by the Thai Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR). Thai seas were hit seriously after the Tsunami of 2004, but within a couple weeks of the December 26th date, Government and volunteers had already assembled together for cleanups throughout the Andaman Seas. Right after work on a Friday and trying to sleep on an overnight bus ride from Bangkok to the Andaman Sea was just the start. On arrival early Saturday morning, 80 plus divers would roll out onto a pier to dive as many times as the compressors could fill the tanks over the weekend, only to board the bus Sunday evening to arrive back in time for a shower at home and then to start work again in Bangkok on a Monday morning. For many of these divers, this was their weekend routine for 3-4 weekends a month...for 4 consecutive months. Tiring to say the least, but the spirits of the divers was nothing more than enthusiastic and energetic every weekend. Over the 4 months of cleanup, each weekend covered a location from as far north as the Burma border to the southern reaches of Trang, Hin Daeng and Hin Muang. In the end, the amount of land debris collected just after the Tsunami totaled over 24,000 tonnes. Towards the end of the Tsunami cleanup project that was carried out by the Thai Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR), the last phase was to have the volunteer divers transplant over 2000 nurseried Giant Clams, an endangered species, back onto the reefs to promote the rejuvenation of the reef system. Giant Clams prevent the occurrence of fish toxins and influence the reef in other positive ways. They are also considered indicators of reef health. Since that time, this department has released over 1000 Giant Clams every year all throughout Thai waters with the continual help of regular volunteer divers. Three years now after the Tsunami, the damages to the coral reefs have fully recovered with the help of all the volunteers who united in efforts, spirits and comradery. And with the support of regular divers like you the reader and continual monitoring and cleaning of our oceans, Thailand's coral reefs remain one of the country's prized natural wonders. ----------------- Project figures released by DMCR Director Mr. Niphon Phongsuwan. For more reports of cleanup activities in Thailand http://aguapictures.com/Gallery/THAILAND/REEFCLEANUPS and knowledge on maintaining coral reefs please visit the website: http://www.greenfins-thailand.org

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