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Citation |
VanRooyen M, Leaning J. New Engl. J. Med. 2005; 352(5): 435-438. |
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Affiliation |
Division of International Health and Humanitarian Programs, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and the Francois Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, USA. |
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Copyright |
(Copyright © 2005, Massachusetts Medical Society) |
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15689579 |
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Abstract |
The tsunami that struck 11 countries in South Asia on the morning of December 26, 2004, resulted in a natural disaster of apocalyptic proportions. The sheer scope and severity of destruction have prompted extraordinary international attention and support for survivors on the coastal rims and the islands in the Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean. The devastation wrought by the tsunami was catastrophic รข?? more than 150,000 people dead, tens of thousands of people missing, thousands of miles of destroyed coastline, and loss of livelihood for millions of distraught survivors. |