Remembering the Boxing Day Tsunami
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On Boxing Day in 2004, a magnitude 9.2 earthquake would trigger the most fatal tsunami ever recorded, its impact stretched across Asia to the Maldives and to the coast of Africa. The Australian government would react to this catastrophe that killed 227 thousand people (which would include 26 Australian tourists) by providing aid and humanitarian assistance to various afflicted regions.
Stephen Hill asked the former head of Australia’s consular service Ian Kemish how much of a challenge it was responding to a natural disaster that crossed many national boundaries.
Ian Kemish AM is the author of The Consul: An insider’s account from Australia’s diplomatic frontlines
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