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When did the Asian tsunami occur?

December 2004
Which was the first area to be hit by the Asian tsunami?

Banda Aceh
Why was emergency aid not sufficient?

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

How much money did the international response raise?

$14billion (worlds biggest emergency relief effort)
How did they gat aid to the survivors?
Using helicopters and boats
Who has spent $40million on rebuilding projects in Sri Lanka and Indonesia

The disasters emergency committee

When did a new Indian ocean tsunami warning system become operational?

2006