In several places the floors and foundations of wiped out dwellings leave undefined public spaces.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Lhoknga tsunami damage
This diagram shows examples of visible tsunami damage in the village of Lhoknga (Aceh Besar) 4 years after the tsunami. Photo's of a new bridge and the tsunami-alarm have been included.
In several places the floors and foundations of wiped out dwellings leave undefined public spaces.
In several places the floors and foundations of wiped out dwellings leave undefined public spaces.
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Nice way to show the impact of the disaster! Hope you are doing well. I wish we had such a luxurious place to live in as you do! We'll have to do with the cockroach guesthouse in a lively slum area. But that's quite cool, and the people are very kind :)
ReplyDeleteNice map! Gives a clear idea of the houses destroyed. Are there now any plans for these areas? Are they privately owned, expropriated by the government? Or are they to risky to rebuild?
ReplyDeleteCheers chris
The vacated plots are mostly governed by the local chiefs of the several Campongs (villages), until the owners or relatives of the owners are located. Until that time, the land will serve as communal ground for the Campong.
ReplyDeleteAbout the risk of reconstruction in the same spot: most of the new housing ended up in exactly the same spot as before the tsunami. Apparently the inhabitants (and with them the NGO's) are willing to take the risk of disaster repetition.