Waves of Change: Surviving the Tsunami

Country: Singapore
Language: English
Year of Production: 2005
Runtime:2x23 Mins

The 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami was an undersea earthquake that occurred on December 26, 2004, with an epicenter off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. The earthquake triggered a series of devastating tsunamis along the coasts of most landmasses bordering the Indian Ocean killing more than 225,000 people in eleven countries, and inundating coastal communities with waves up to 30 meter. It was one of the deadliest natural disasters in history. Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India and Thailand were hardest hit.

In our Tsunami special we revisit the affected areas in Meulaboh, Banda Aceh, Phuket, Khao Lak, Chennai and Sri Lanka ’s eastern coast for a look at how the disaster has transformed hundreds of thousands of lives and assess how relief and reconstruction efforts are progressing.

We will also track down survivors profiled in the immediate aftermath of the tsunami to find out how they are coping, one year on. Five broad areas will be covered in the two episodes: shelter and resettlement, livelihood recovery, families - especially women and children, political impact - with special focus on Indonesia and Sri Lanka, and disaster preparedness and mitigation.