Fast facts: 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. Approximately 230,000 people died in the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, making it one of the deadliest disasters in modern history. The Sumatra-Andaman earthquake, which caused the tsunami, is estimated to have released energy equivalent to 23,000 Hiroshima-type atomic bombs. TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - In the early morning of December 26 of 2004, a mega-tsunami hit the Indonesian province of Aceh caused by a magnitude 9.1 earthquake. In just under 10 minutes, thousands of cubic meters of ocean water were displaced into the land and killed over 170,000 people in Indonesia with thousands more in surrounding countries that The December 26, 2004 tsunami devastated coastal areas in Aceh, Indonesia's northernmost province. Banda Aceh and other cities on the west coat of Aceh resembled Hiroshima after the atomic bomb. When the waters receded, dead bodies were left in people's yards. Rice cookers were deposited on the roofs of houses. Cars were left in trees. 2004- 2005. Intensity. Conflict country. Indonesia. Fragility risks. Content. Note: This is a case where a natural disaster contributed to resolving a priorly existing civil war. While a very important case, this does not fit closely into the conceptual model focused on the relationship of environmental change and conflict. XiiYIk.

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