Tuesday, 3 March 2009

Asian Tsunami

An earthquake on Boxing day, December 26, sent huge waves crashing into 11 Asian countries, wiping out entire communities. It's estimated that 5 million people have been made homeless by the disaster. British people have so far donated £76m to the fund to help the survivors. Students learn how the tsunami started, how people have been affected and what they can do to help.

The water pulls back to the sea exposing 300 metres of beach which had been covered by the ocean. (Photo: DigitalGlobe)

CBBC Newsround | Teachers | Citizenship 11 14 | Subject areas | Globalisation Environmental | Asian Tsunami