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This 14 page paper examines the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake and considers the way in which social vulnerability was present and played a role in the level of causalities and problems in recovery. The paper starts by looking at the disaster and then the concpet social vulnerability before applying it to the situation and assessing the way it applies to the case. The bibliography cites 18 sources.
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latter events cannot be prevented, but the degree to which they will impact on the local population may be managed where there are effective measures to reduce overall vulnerability. However,
the issue of vulnerability which may be seen as a social variable has remained on of the least studied aspects of disaster recovery (Cutter (a), 2006; White and Howe, 2002).
Social factors will significantly impact on the outcome of the disaster including the degree to which individuals and communalities are impacted and able to respond and recover (Cutter (a), 2006).
This could be seen i the aftermath of the 2004 Tsunami which impacted on the Asia Pacific region and resulted in estimates of more than a quarter of a
million deaths and the displacement of more than 1.6 million people (BBC News, 2005). To appreciate the aspect of risk and social vulnerability and consider the way vulnerability may be
reduced the events, circumstances of those impacted and responses may be assessed. 2. The Tsunami The Tsunami which occurred on the 26th of December 2004 started with
an earthquake at 00.58.53 UTC in the Indian Ocean (USGS, 2005). The earthquake, which is referred to as the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake, had its epicentre off Sunmatas west coast, between
Simeulue and mainland Indonesia, 30 km below sea level and had a magnitude 9.3 on the Richter scale (McKee, 2005). The earthquake itself was caused by subduction and is the
longest recorded earthquakes, with the faulting lasting between 8.3 and 10m minutes (ISGS, 2005). It was also the third largest earthquake recorded in history and one of the worst 10
earthquakes when measured in terms of lives lost (USGS, 2005). The quake was so strong it caused the entire planet to vibrate by roughly 1 cm (Walton, 2005). It was
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