Effect Of The 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake On Indonesia
Indonesia was seriously affected by the earthquake and tsunami created by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake on 26 December 2004, swamping the northern and western coastal areas of Sumatra, and the smaller outlying islands off Sumatra. Nearly all the casualties and damage took place within the province of Aceh.
According to the country's National Disaster Relief Coordination Agency, 126,915 people are dead and 37,063 are missing In addition, the UN estimates that 655,000 people are homeless and sheltering in scattered refugee camps across the province.
As of January 23, 2005 the Health Ministry reported 173,981 dead while the Social Affairs Ministry registered 114,978 killed. On 25 January Health Minister Fadilah Supari updated the estimated death total to 220,000. The death toll is now (2011) estimated at 225,000 that died in the tsunami.
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