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Somalia: Tsunami: 2004/12/26 Country Information on DRR

Period 2004/12/26
Country or District Somalia
Event Type Tsunami
Outline An estimated 110 people were killed in Somalia when the tsunami triggered by an earthquake in the Indian Ocean struck the Horn of Africa coastline, relief workers and local authorities said.
Summary
Human Impact Physical Impact Others
OCHA Situation Report No. 18 (2005/01/14)
Dead: 150
Displaced: 5,000

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OCHA Situation Report No. 18 2005/01/14
Latest figures as of 14 January 2005

OCHA Situation Report No. 11 2005/01/04
Reports suggest that 150 lives were lost and 18,000 households are estimated to be directly affected and in need of urgent humanitarian assistance.

OCHA Situation Report No. 8 2004/12/31
Hafun appeared as the worst hit with considerable damage to shelters, at Bender Biela some of the houses were demolished as well however to a lesser extent.

OCHA Situation Report No. 7 2004/12/30
The UN field office reported 110 deaths.

OCHA Situation Report No. 6 2004/12/29
Initial update on the situation was provided by local authorities and field staff in Puntland where it is estimated that around 110 people have lost their lives and 22 fishing boats have been confirmed to be missing.

OCHA Situation Report No. 5 2004/12/28
There are reports of a large number of displaced in Bander Beyla, Baargaal and Eyl.

OCHA Situation Report No. 4 2004/12/27
The OCHA Office for Somalia in Nairobi reported that the Somalia government appealed for international relief after the tidal waves hit the country. It has been reported that hundreds of Somalis died in the central and northeastern coastal area.

BBC News 2005/01/01
At least 142 people were killed in Somalia in the deadly Indian Ocean sea surge last Sunday, officials say.

CNN News 2004/12/28
Hundreds of people died and entire villages and towns disappeared when tsunamis hit Somalia's coastline along its central and northeastern regions, a Somali presidential spokesman said.

OCHA Relief Web 2004/12/26
At least 5,000 people displaced by tsunami in Somalia

Reuters Alertnet 2004/12/26
About 10,000 affected people were in need of immediate assistance, especially on the small low-lying peninsula of Hafun in northern Somalia where up to 85 percent of the infrastructure was reportedly damaged.