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Video: Tsunami recovery operation: five years on

The 2004 Asian Tsunami led to the largest relief and recovery operation undertaken by the IFRC in living memory. Over USD 3 billion was raised by our member National Societies, 70 per cent of which came from the general public. On the fifth anniversary of the Tsunami almost 5 million people have received aid from Red Cross and Red Crescent partners. This video retrospective shows how those funds have helped communities to build back their lives and recover from the disaster.

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Disaster management committee volunteers give Winsor Wickramaratna, a local construction worker who volunteered his time to build the evacuation route, buckets of cement used to build the stairs and walkway. Construction of the project began on June 14, 2009. (p-LKA0406)

2 December 2009 - Sri Lanka
Stairway to survival

When the first wave hit the southern coast of Sri Lanka, 65 year-old Piyasili Palliyaguru was quickly swept up by the powerful moving water that reached nine feet high in her house. She, along with her 32 year-old daughter and 18 year-old granddaughter, hung onto the rafters to survive what they later learned was the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami. (...)

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Multi-agencies report Revised regional strategy
The tsunami legacy: innovation, breakthroughs and change
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Asia earthquake and tsunamis - Revised regional strategy and operational framework for the Red Cross and Red Crescent Mouvement
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Aceh rises again Maldives: Dhuvaafaru project
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Tsunami operation financial overview
Tsunami operation financial overview
The information in this summary combines financial data from 39 Red Cross and Red Crescent societies and organizations and the IFRC secretariat. (Last update December 2009)
Tsunami operation in Google Earth Tsunami operation case studies
Tsunami oepration in Google Earth
The tsunami operation in the Maldives
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Tsunami operation case studies
Read these series of case studies outlining how the Red Cross and the Red Crescent has helped people to rebuild their own lives after the tsunami in Sri Lanka and Indonesia.
More information on the tsunami operation
14 December 2009
Earthquake and tsunamis (Appeal 28/04) - Country-level tsunami 5-year progress report
9 December 2008
International Federation-wide tsunami semi-annual progress report by country: Indonesia | Sri Lanka | Maldives | India | Thailand | Bangladesh | East Africa
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