The Asian tsunami 2004 : a huge wave kills thousands by Townsend, John, 1955- instant download

The Asian tsunami 2004 : a huge wave kills thousands by Townsend, John, 1955- instant download

56 pages : 25 cm, The first signs - Casualties throughout the region - Amazing survivors - Response from other countries - Children affected by the tsunami - Cost of the disaster, Includes bibliographical references (pages 54-55) and index, A huge wave kills thousands: far below the sea -- When the wave struck: just another day -- What was known? -- The first signs -- On the beaches -- The first casualties: the damage in Indonesia -- The wave reaches Thailand -- The waves reach Sri Lanka -- The damage in India and the Maldives -- Survivors: amazing escapes -- Days at sea -- Steve's story -- Under the rubble -- The world responds: to the rescue -- A race against time -- Within weeks -- Months later -- Children of the tsunami: a disaster of the young -- Orphans of the waves -- Found -- The cost of the disaster: how much? -- Paying the price -- A knock-on effect -- Timeline