tsunami at kalpakkam - a pictorial essay
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Pictorial Narration of Tsunami at Kalpakkam. Blend of Facts and Figures.TRANSCRIPT
26/12/2004
Gentle Breeze... Soft sandy beaches…tree lined avenues…
Swaying casuarina trees..
Emerald green waters..Emerald green waters..
rendezvous at backwaters…all these and many more
…conjured a lasting and consummate experience for everyone at Kalpakkam..
02/01/2005
All this has changed in a few minutes…
02/01/2005
TSUNAMI struck at Kalpakkam Township and brought in its wake unprecedented Death and Destruction..all in just 10 minutes..
There was a “sea change” at Kalpakkam.
Bay of Bengal turned into Bay of “Bang ..all”..
What’s TSUNAMI?
The word tsunami (pronounced tsoo-nah'-mee) is composed of the Japanese words "tsu" (which means harbor) and "nami" (which means "wave").
What’s TSUNAMI?
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What’s TSUNAMI?
Tsunami is a series of waves of long wavelength
. . .usually generated by a violent, impulsive undersea disturbance
. . or activity near the coast
. . or in the ocean.
What’s TSUNAMI?•When a sudden displacement of a large volume of water occurs,
•or if the sea floor is suddenly raised or dropped by an earthquake •or non seismic disturbances such as volcanic eruptions
•or underwater landslides occurs
- big tsunami waves can be formed by forces of gravity.
What’s TSUNAMI?It should be noted that not all
earthquakes generate tsunamis. Usually, it takes an earthquake with a Richter magnitude exceeding 7.5 to produce a destructive tsunami.
Difference between Tides & Tsunamis
Normal Tides are caused by the extraterrestrial, gravitational influences of the moon, sun, and the planets.
Which are likely zones for Tsunami?
By far, the most destructive tsunamis are generated from large, shallow earthquakes - -with an epicenter or fault line near or on the ocean floor.
These usually occur in regions of the earth characterized by tectonic subduction along tectonic plate boundaries.
History of TsunamisOne of the largest and most destructive tsunamis ever
recorded prior to the latest was generated in August 26, 1883 after the explosion and collapse of the volcano of Krakatoa (Krakatau), in Indonesia. This explosion generated waves that reached 135 feet, destroyed coastal towns and villages along the SundaStrait in both the islands of Java and Sumatra, killing 36, 417 people.
History of TsunamisIt is also believed that the destruction of the Minoan civilization in Greece was caused in 1490 B.C. by the explosion/collapse of the volcano of Santorin in the Aegean Sea.
Tsunamis-Where & How often?Most tsunamis occur in the Pacific
Ocean and its marginal seas. The reason is that the Pacific covers more than one-third of the earth's surface and is surrounded by a series of mountain chains, deep-ocean trenches - where most earthquakes occur.
Tsunamis-Where & How often?
On the average about half-a-dozen times per century, a tsunami from one of the Pacific regions sweeps across the entire Ocean.
Tsunamis-Where & How often?In the last decade alone, destructivetsunamis have occurred 13 times…Nicaragua (1992), Indonesia (1992, 1994, 1996, 2004),Japan (1993), Philippines (1994), Mexico (1995), Peru (1996,2001),Papua-New Guinea (1998), Turkey (1999), and Vanuatu (1999).
The salient aspects of this slide are extracted and shown in the following slides
Highest overall inundation: Bangladesh closely followed by India
Highest damage to Agriculture Land: Bangladesh closely followed by India
Corrected:9.3
Time taken by Tsunami to reach Chennai: 3 hours
Average of Height of Tsunami waves hitting east Coast: 4-5 m
Tsunami-Sumatra to Sadras
Observe the shrinkage vegetation
Pre Tsunami
4 Dec 2004Kalpakkam Coast
Post Tsunami
17Jan2005Kalpakkam Coast`
MAPS
SadrasBack waters
EdayurBack waters
IGCAR
June23, 2004
Aceh Coast –Before Tsunami
Dec 28, 2004
Aceh Coast–After Tsunami
May 18, 2004
MeluabohCoast, Indonesia –Before Tsunami
INUNDATED ZONE
Jan.7, 2005
MeluabohCoast, Indonesia –After Tsunami
Jan 1, 2004
Kalutara Coast, Sri Lanka –Before Tsunami
Dec 26, 2004
Kalutara Coast, Sri Lanka –After Tsunami
TSUNAMI at Thailand
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Watch this person. Did he survive to see this photograph ?
These trees and building could withstand the onslaught..
Watch this person. Did he survive to see this photograph ?
Look at this child on someone’s shoulder
TSUNAMI at Indonesia
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Beach littered with corpses
TSUNAMI at Kalpakkam
A Photo Feature26-12-2004
Sad…ras
9:25 am
52nd Avenue
Sad…ras
9:28 am:
Near Water Tank
Sad…ras
9:56 am:
Fire Personnel rescuing trapped people near KV-2
Sad…ras
9:56 am:
Marooned vehicles on road leading to Shopping Centre
Sad…ras
10:02 am:
Petrol Pump is all at sea!
Sad…ras
10:06 am:
Sadras Bridge just after the first Tsunami wave struck.
Sad…ras
10:12 am:
Channel to watery grave. .Between KV-2 School and Shopping Centre.
Break Dance by Sea
11:18 am:
Receding waters . .Entry to Ring Road . .
11:19 am:
Confluence of Sea and Backwaters
Bridge and Breach
11:20 am:
Sea the Saviour! Or
Sea the Savage?. .
Bridge and Breach
15:50 pm:
Sea the Saviour? Or
Sea the Savage. .
Bridge
26-12-200410:06 am
26-12-200411:20 am
28-12-200413:58 am
Courtesy: Dr. N. Mohankuar
28-12-200408:11 am
16:00 pm:
10:12 am:
Sadras EastMerges with Beach..
Beach Within..
Home ..Sweet Home - - turns Sour
Topsy TurvyAwesome Fury
Topsy TurvyAwesome Fury
Scientific Apart..ments
Scientific Apart..mentsSeawater Well?
At St. Antony’s ChurchBoxing Day at its worst..
At St. Antony’s ChurchBoxing Day at its worst..
KV-2 School
AECS –II School and Play Ground
CISF Barracks Security Breach
17 th Avenue
Courtesy: Dr. N. Mohankumar
17 th Avenue
Courtesy: Dr. N. Mohankumar
17 th Avenue
17 th Avenue
TSUNAMI & Four-Wheeler Aerobics
Sadras East
Sadras East
Sadras East
Sadras East
Sadras East
Courtesy: Dr. N. Mohankumar
Sadras East
Courtesy: Dr. N. Mohankumar
Sadras East
Courtesy: Dr. N. Mohankumar
Central Avenue Area
Courtesy: Dr. V.P. Venugopalan
Central Avenue Area
Courtesy: Dr. V.P. Venugopalan
!7th Avenue
01/01/2005
Two-Wheelersrock-and-roll
Two-Wheeler at Sadras East
Two-Wheelers at Central Avenue
Two-Wheeler at Central Avenue
SRI Guest House – a Venue for
Shelter and
Crisis Management Operations
• Some of our colleagues lost their life. • Some lost their near and dear. • Most of the unfortunate victims were women
and children.• Some lost their entire life’s earnings.• Let all the traumatised overcome the grief,
sorrow and shock at the earliest. • Anupuram township provided much needed
shelter to many residents of Kalpakkam Township.
• SRI Guest House provided shelter to thousands of Kalpakkam residents including many from nearby villages.
• Imagine the plight of many if we did not have the Anupuram Township and SRI Guest House
Acknowledgements
• Dr. T. Subba Rao• Mr. V. Sridhar• Dr. N. Mohan Kumar• Dr. B.P.C. Rao• Dr. V.P. Venugopalan• Mr. P. Padmaraju