On December 26, a powerful earthquake ruptured the sea floor near the Indonesian island of Sumatra. The quake sent a massive tsunami, or sea surge, smashing into coastal villages and resorts from Asia to Africa. Tens of thousands of people were killed, and millions were left homeless. In this News in Review story we’ll show you the almost unimaginable destruction and human misery left behind by the killer waves. We’ll also look at how Canada joined other countries in a massive relief operation to try to help the survivors.
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March 12th, 2011
[...] Classroom treatment of situations like this is important. In this case, watching and dealing with live information may not always be age appropriate given its nature. One resource that immediately came through was actually a recycled activity from CBCLearning. It was designed for the disaster a few years ago in the Indian Ocean and was equally as appropriate for yesterday [...]
March 14th, 2011
[...] Learning from similar past experiences is a great way to use tools created already to build on current events. CBC’s News in Review has some great material from the tsunami that hit Thailand in 2005 that explains about tsunamis, emergencies and more [...]