Tsunami Statistics

Tsunami Statstics from the UN specifically regarding Thailand...
 
HUMAN TOLL
• Number of fatalities: 5,395. (Source: UN Resident Coordinator, Thailand.)
• Number of people missing: 2,817. (Source: UN Resident Coordinator, Thailand.)
• Number of people displaced: 6,000. (Source: UN Development Program [UNDP], Six Month Cumulative Totals, June 2005.)

IMPACT ON VULNERABLE POPULATIONS
• An estimated 50,000 children were affected by the tsunami, and, according to the Ministry of Education, an estimated 1,480 children lost one or both parents. (Source: UN Resident Coordinator, Thailand, Situation Report No. 19, October, 2005.)
• More women than men were killed in the tsunami. The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warns that this may render children more vulnerable to forms of abuse, including sexual exploitation. (Source: UN Resident Coordinator, Thailand, May 13, 2005.)

DAMAGES AND LOSSES
• Six southern provinces along the Andaman coastline were severely impacted.
• Over 120,000 individuals working in the tourism sector lost their jobs. An additional 30,000 individuals employed in the fisheries sector lost their sources of livelihood. (Source: UN Resident Coordinator, Thailand, Six Month Report.)
• Losses are estimated at $1.6 billion and costs of repairing damage at $482 million. (Source: UN Country Team Thailand, November 2005.)
• Approximately 5,000 boats were lost or damaged. (Source: UN Resident Country Team Thailand, November 2005.)


Source (as well as additional statistics for Thailand): http://www.tsunamispecialenvoy.org/country/thailand.asp


UN Office of the Special Envoy for Tsunami Recovery: http://www.tsunamispecialenvoy.org/focus.asp


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