All About The SE Asian Tsunami

The SE Asian tsunami that took place in 2004 was proven to be one of the worst in history. The tsunami triggered a series of devastating tsunamis along the coasts of most landmasses bordering the Indian Ocean, killing over 230,000 people in fourteen countries, and inundating coastal communities with waves up to 30 meters high. This tsunami has proven that there are lots of forms in witch information can presented. The most common form in witch information was presented was through the internet. People all around the world mainly used social media websites in order to keep people in track of what was really happening with the countries that were struck. Another form in witch information was presented was on the tv. News stations kept the world in the latest updates of what was happening and kept people alert of what was to come.

The sharing of information in this incident was spectacular. The speed and efficiency of the information shared between loved ones and the victims of the tsunami helped save hundreds of life's. Most victims relied on mobile phones and texting with there loved ones. Internet was also used in places of coverage. News reporters relied on global networking to help send day to day updates to their stations in order to keep people reassured and up to date.

The interaction between individuals and organizations also helped save hundreds of life's. Internet was used by local towns struck by the tsunami in-order to inform organizations like the UN and many others about there status and helped keep them up to date. Organizations also set up websites in order to keep in touch with the towns struck and in order to know the exact places of people in need of help. Through these organizations, family members of victims were also notified about there loved ones and were kept in the loop of the actions that were taking place.

Virtual communities become really popular after this tragic incident. People became more relied on these communities in order to keep in touch with the outside world. Virtual communities like Face Book helped raise money for the victims and there family's and many more. The point is that there is a lot of great and efficient ways to communicate with the outside world and most of witch can be a help to the society by bringing in people together and can help save millions of life's like proven in the SE Asian tsunami.

Furthermore a lot of services were offered in time of the tsunami. Services like charity's were set up through the net in order to help the victims of the tsunamis to get there lives back together. Online social medias kept family's stuck together and helped them to feel more secured. Certain websites were used to show people the status of what was really happening. Finally emails played a big role as they enabled the victims to send messages to local organizations or governments of their current locations in order to be saved.