Effect Of The 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake On Norway

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Overview

The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea megathrust earthquake of moment magnitude 9.0 that struck the Indian Ocean off the western coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia on December 26, 2004 at 00:58:50 UTC (07:58:50 local time in Jakarta and Bangkok).

Norwegian citizens in the affected region

  • Formally identified dead: 67 (updated March 24 2005)
  • Missing: 17 (updated March 24 2005)
  • People in local hospitals: 1 (this official number is probably outdated)
  • People who were in the affected areas at the time of the disaster: ca. 7 660 (this official number is probably outdated)
  • People safe: ca. 5 983 (this official number is probably outdated)
  • People back in Norway (including injured): 1 104 (this official number is probably outdated)

Problems in reporting

The first few days, the Norwegian Foreign office was in charge of collating names and information about people reported missing or with possible whereabouts in the environs of the hit areas. According their information, 21 Norwegian citizens were killed during the calamity, and about 1 600 were either missing or of unknown whereabouts presumptively in the general South and East Asia regions. On December 30 the national police took over the lists, which actually had partial information (duplicate or triplicate listings etc) on more than 8 000 entry lines. Through the work of the police this was whittled down to below 300. On January 3 the police published a list with names of 279 missing persons, and that there in addition were 16 confirmed deaths (no list published). The drop from 21 to 16 was explained by more stringent demands as to legal presumption of death. It soon transpired that there had been a fair amount of miscommunication, reporting snags and computer errors, even typing errors. Many people who learned that they were on their lists, were able to call in and were removed. By the afternoon of January 5 the names of missing persons had been lowered to 80, and it was furthermore stated that the number of "confirmed" deaths had been overreported by four (16 instead of 12) due to a typing error. Apparently due to the stringency of presumed death declarations, a Norwegian Tamil woman who was killed in the waves in a part of Sri Lanka controlled by the Tamil Tigers, found after one day, identified by local friends and relatives and buried in Sri Lanka on 2 January, remained listed as "missing" on the official list. But on January 6 her name was removed, and the statistics of confirmed dead increased from 12 to 13. On January 18 the Police published numbers of dead and missing according to an altered system. The number of deceased (eight) included only those whose formal identification had been confirmed by the pertinent civic authorities. The number of missing (then eighty) thus included some people whose bodies had been identified by relatives or friends, but not yet by the authorities.

History

Thailand has been a Norwegian tourist destination of great popularity for many years. In recent years, more and more Norwegians have also started to celebrate Christmas in the warmth of the south Asian weather, instead of celebrating at home, where the weather can be rough, with temperatures far below zero degrees celsius as well as snow. In light of these facts, the impact of the catastrophe has a large psychological and personal impact on the small nation. In Sri Lanka, there are reports of three Norwegians dead, one of them a Norwegian citizen born in the Tamil part of the country and doing volunteer work at an orhanage in her town of birth. The tradition of vacationing there is much more limited than Thailand. The Norwegian Embassy was in a state of emergency following the disaster.

Impact

This disaster exerted significant psychological impact everywhere in the world. The tourist trade in southern Asia will most likely receive a very hard setback. From the Norwegian perspective, there will be fewer tourists celebrating Christmas in Thailand in years to come and even though the rebuilding process already is under way, Norwegian tourists may choose other destinations for their vacations in many years to come.

Norwegian Relief Information

Below is all the known contact points of the travel agencies and the Norwegian government has announced.
! Institution ! Phone No. ! Web/E-Mail ! Information
| style="text-align: left" | 2Vikings | None | None | The address is: Padak Road, Karon Plaza, Phuket 83100. This is the meeting place for Norwegians in the Phuket area. Here you can get practical tips, use the internet and get advice from Norwegians who has lived in Thailand and the Phuket area for more than 20 years. They can help you get transport to hospitals or the provisorical consulate established in Phuket.
| style="text-align: left" | Foreign Office | +47 22 24 20 20 | mailto:beredskap@mfa.no | If you have any questions to the Norwegian Foreign Office (Utenriksdepartementet), this is the place for you. They can help with information about people and who have reported in as missing or alive. They are reporting heavy traffic, so please be patient.
| style="text-align: left" | Sri Lankan Embassy | +94 11 24 69 611 | mailto:emb.colombo@mfa.no | The Norwegian Sri Lankan Embassy. Here you can get help if you are located in Sri Lanka or have relatives or friends in that area.
| style="text-align: left" | Gardermoen | None | None | At the Oslo International Airport there is set up a relief operation for those coming home from the quake-affected areas. Here you can meet medical and psychological personel who will help travelers cope with what they have seen and experienced.
| style="text-align: left" | Passport Bueareu | None | Norsk Reiselivsforum | If you have lost your passport, you have to go to a specially assigned affiliate of the embassy before trying to leave Phuket. People who are hurt or otherwise injured will be of priority. For Norwegians in Sri Lanka, please contact the Norwegian Embassy there.
| style="text-align: left" | Star Tour | +66 76 32 70 06 | Star Tour | Star Tour Travels has established a medical station in Phuket Orchid hotel, Phuket, where there is a doctor, nurse and a psychologist.
| style="text-align: left" | MyTravel (Ving and Saga) | +66 18 930 307 (Kata Beach and Phuket) | None | Gathering point for travelers travelling with these companies are Jiva Resort at Kata Beach. They are currently working on organizing transport home. Several flights are announced: 29 December 11.05 and 30 December 21.10. More will be announced as information is scarce at this point.
| style="text-align: left" | Apollo Reiser | +47 23 21 30 50 (Norway) - +66 76 32 70 06 (Thailand) | None | Meeting point for guests travelling with Apollo Reiser is the Pearl Hotel in Phuket. The Norwegian Embassy also has representatives at this hotel. There will be extra flights set up the coming weekend.
| style="text-align: left" | Killroy Travels | None | mailto:oslo.backup@kilroytravels.no | Killroy Travels are trying to get an estimate of who is missing or not and want people travelling with them to email this address and tell them how their status is.
0 style="text-align: left" | OrkidEkspressen +47 62 48 28 88 (Norway) - +66 75 63 80 97 (Krabi) - +66 22 72 60 41 (Bangkok) None This is not a charter firm, so their flights are coordinated with ordinary flights to and from Thailand. Most of their flights are on Thai Airlines. Their contact numbers are: +66 25 35 20 81 (Thai domestic Bangkok) or +66 25 35 20 81
1 style="text-align: left" | Go To Asia +44 20 72 42 70 07 None This is Go To Asia (Finnair and Malaysia Airlines).
2 style="text-align: left" | Thai Airways Phuket International Airport +66 76 20 53 35 and +66 76 32 71 94 None Numbers for the Airport
3 style="text-align: left" | Thai Airways City Office in Phuket +66 76 21 24 00 and +66 76 21 11 95 None Numbers for the city office in Phuket.
4 style="text-align: left" | Temporary Relief Office Bangkok Internation Airport (Baggage reclaim area, Domestic terminal) +66 25 35 76 70, +66 25 35 76 71, +66 25 35 76 72 and +66 25 35 76 73 None Numbers to call to get in touch with Thai Airways at the Bangkok International Airport. Norwegians traveling in Thailand who have not registered with the embassy in Bangkok should do so at the domestic terminal in the baggage reclaim area.

How to donate (if living in Norway)

OrganizationAccount numberPhone number to give (amount)
Norwegian Red Cross (Norges rde kors) http://www.redcross.no10820 43 000 (NOK 100)
Save the Children (Redd barna) http://www.reddbarna.no8200.01.03000820 43 004 (NOK 100)
Unicef http://www.unicef.no8200.01.03000820 43 700 (NOK 100)
Norwegian Church Alliance (Kirkens ndhjelp) http://www.nca.no100820 43 033 (NOK 100)
Medecins sans frontieres (Leger uten grenser) http://www.leger-uten-grenser.no101 (or 5010.05.53500)820 43 203 (NOK 100)
CARE Norway http://www.care.no35 (or 8200.01.40046)820 43 053 (NOK 100)
Norwegian Refugee Council (Flyktninghjelpen) http://www.nrc.no8200.01.74625820 43 777 (NOK 100)
Joint donation phone number.820 43 200 (NOK 100, only on cell phones)

External links

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