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Rebuilding Thailand

Rebuilding Thailand. Carin Huang Fall 2005. THAILAND. The Land of SMILES. But on Dec. 26, 2004…. Background Information.

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Rebuilding Thailand

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  1. Rebuilding Thailand Carin Huang Fall 2005

  2. THAILAND The Land ofSMILES

  3. But on Dec. 26, 2004…

  4. Background Information Before the 12/26 Earthquake. Sumatra has experienced two major earthquakes in the past two centuries, the 1833 magnitude 8.7 earthquake and the 1861 magnitude 8.4 earthquake. The rupture areas are shown in the graph. Starting in 1989, scientists began to monitor crustal motion throughout Indonesia. They found that the subduction zone was steadily squeezing the island of Sumatra.

  5. 12/26 Sumatra Earthquake • Magnitude = 9.0 • Largest Earthquake since 1964 Alaska quake • 4th Largest in this century • Subduction zone is where the Indian plate dives beneath the Asian plate along a fault that dips about 20 degrees into the Earth. Expected surface displacements (black arrows) during the Dec 26 earthquake.

  6. Affected Regions from Tsunami

  7. Satellite Pictures of Khao Lak Shoreline, Thailand After Tsunami Dec 29, 2004 Before Tsunami Jan 3, 2004

  8. DAMAGES • Severely damaging marine and coastal national parks. • Casualty: 5392 Dead, 8457 Injured and 3062 Missing. • 20537 households with a total population of 91638 are considered to have been directly affected. Environment People • Affected 292 villages in 78 sub-districts of 24 districts. • 70% of the damage was concentrated in the popular resort town of Khao Lak in the southern province of Phang Nga. • The nearby fishing village of Baan Nam Kem was also literaaly destroyed. Economy • US$ 47.9 million loss in fisheries/agriculture sector. Homeland

  9. Thailand’s Tourism • Over US$ 7.5 billion in tourism revenue in 2002 representing about 6% of Thailand’s GDP. • Tourism industry has an important role at generating income and growth to the country. • Nearly 10.8 million tourists visited Thailand in 2002 • An estimated 25%-40% decline in tourist arrivals in 2005 could shave 0.751% off Thailand’s 6% GDP growth projection. “Morgan Stanley Research” • Contribute 8.9% of jobs

  10. How likely will it occur again? • Prior history Sunda Trench quakes (all to the south along Sumatra): • Largest since 1900: M7.9 in 2000 • M8.4 in 1797, m8.7 in 1833, M8.5 in 1861 • 1797 & 1833 quakes ruptured same area only 36 years apart • Paleoseismic data show great earthquakes with 230 year recurrence interval in that area First Wave that reaches Aow Nang, Thailand

  11. Why do we need to rebuild? • Recreate Job Opportunities in Various Areas: Tourism, Fishery, Agriculture, etc. • Create New Jobs: Construction Sites • Rebuild Homes for People • Rebuild Schools for Children • Rebuild Hospitals for the Sick Phuket, Thailand First restore, then improve. Patong Beach, Thailand

  12. Voices of the Local People "Everyone wants to go back to the island, but they can't as they have no work," said Apichat Lanlongsa, who runs Hi Phi Phi. "In order to get them back, we need to give them food to eat, a place to stay and work to do." Phi Phi community chief Manop Kongkowreip We all want to come back. It's the place... where we were born. Phi Phi Island, Thailand

  13. Suggested Approaches • Long Term Goals • Cleaning up the environment and the affected areas. • Help businesses and enterprises to recover by providing loans. • Capacity building—Technical assistance to cope with future disasters. • Set up national and regional early warning systems. • Assist individual household to rebuild homeland. • Short-Term Goals • Immediate relief and temporary shelters for displaced victims. • Restore schools, hospitals, transportation, and other public utilities. • Evaluate the safety of the affected area. Restrict rebuilding if the region is too dangerous. Phuket Town

  14. Tsunami might be… Beneficial • European governments pledged large sums of money to rebuild infrastructure and to fund new schools and orphanages. • Replace second-rate structures with more aesthetically pleasing and stronger buildings.

  15. Bibliography • http://www.fao.org/documents/show_cdr.asp?url_file=/docrep/008/ae545e/ae545e05.htm • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake#Economic_impact • www.cnn.com • www.encarta.com • http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/emergency/TH_TSU.htm • http://www.inet.co.th/tsunami/ • www.onethailand.com/

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