Tsunami Aftermath
On December 26, 2004 a massive tsunami swept through Thailand
killing thousands of people, and changing the lives of thousands
more. Although the Tsunami happened months ago, we are still
feeling the affects of it today.
The massive destruction that occurred because of the tsunami has
a huge impact today. Thousands of villagers in Thailand who live
on a very low income to begin with lost all they had in the
tsunami, as the water took it away or destroyed it altogether.
These are villagers who are having an incredibly hard time now
trying to scrape by and replace what it is the tsunami took from
them.
Agriculturally Thailand was hit very bad with the tsunami as
well. Where water was reported to have traveled 7-8 miles inland
farms are suffering loss of crops and livestock, as the salt
that remains on their fields isn