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((PLAYBOOK SLUG: TV INDONESIA TSUNAMI LESSONS - Utama
HEADLINE: Survivors and advocates reflect on lessons from the massive 2004 earthquake and tsunami
TEASER: Outside of sensors and evacuation routes, how prepared are areas impacted by 2004 tsunami for future catastrophe.
PUBLISHED AT: 12/23/24, 12:14 pm
BYLINE: Ahadian Utama
PRODUCERS:
DATE: 12/21/24
DATELINE: Washington
CONTRIBUTING: Anugerah Ardiansyah, Hafizh Sahadeva
VIDEOGRAPHER: Ahadian Utama
SCRIPT EDITORS: KEnochs; Baragona
VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA
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TRT: 3:16
VID APPROVED BY: Baragona
TYPE: TVPKG
UPDATE:
https://www.voanews.com/a/east-asia-pacific_indonesia-thailand-mark-15th-anniversary-massive-tsunami/6181664.html
https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/unesco-builds-global-tsunami-resilience-20-years-progress-early-warning-systems#
https://www.voanews.com/a/un-credits-better-preparation-for-fewer-disaster-deaths/7639340.html
https://www.undp.org/indonesia/news/7-things-about-tsunamis-indonesia-you-didnt-know
Links:
1) https://voi.id/en/news/381499 Plt. BPBA Chief Executive Fadmi Ridwan said
2) https://fsd.usk.ac.id/rinasuryanioktari/ Rina Suryani Oktari Tsunami and Disaster Mitigation Research Center (TDMRC)
3) https://www.linkedin.com/in/nur-raihan-lubis-aab2481b/?originalSubdomain=id
4) https://en.brilio.net/photo/entertainment/the-fate-of-delisa-the-one-legged-child-who-was-a-victim-of-the-aceh-tsunami-whose-story-was-made-into-a-film-7-of-her-latest-portraits-241113js/nasib-delisa-bocah-kaki-satu-korban-tsunami-aceh-yang-kisahnya-diangkat-ke-film-7-potret-terbarunya-241112p-005.html The story of Delisa Fitri Rahmadani
5) https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g317109-d11961246-r564444029-Rahmatullah_Mosque-Banda_Aceh_Aceh_Sumatra.html
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((INTRO))
[[The magnitude 9 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami on December 26, 2004, killed over 230 thousand people in 15 countries. The Indonesian province of Aceh (AH-chay) was especially hard hit. Twenty years on, VOA’s Ahadian Utama reports on the lessons learned from the historic disaster.]]
((NARRATOR))
((Various of boat on home, now a memorial))
Twenty years after the massive Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami brought devastation to the Indonesian province of Aceh (AH-chay), some reminders of the event still stand as memorials, including a fishing boat that got swept onto a home in the provincial capital Banda Aceh (BUND-dah AH-chay).
(various of Rahmatullah Mosque, then and now)
Rahmatullah Mosque, around 500 meters from the coastline, was the only building standing after the waves hit. All other buildings around it were demolished. The mosque has now been rebuilt, but a corner of it still memorializes the devastation in 2004.
((RADIO CUE: Zakaria (ZUK-car-ee-yah) is the mosque’s caretaker. Like many Indonesians, he goes by only one name.))
((Zakaria, Rahmatullah Mosque)) ((male, in Indonesian)) (5)
“This is for future generations. Because our children don’t even know what a tsunami is. They didn’t experience it”
((NARRATOR))
(Photos of tsunami survivor, archive footage fo 2004 tsunami)
By contrast, Delisa Fitri Rahmadani (DUH-lees-ah FEET-ree RAH-mu-DAHN-ee) did experience it.
(courtesy: Delisa Fitri Rahmadani)
She was seven years old when massive waves dragged her 8 kilometers from her home, killing her family members, and causing her to lose one of her legs.
((Delisa Fitri Rahmadani, Tsunami Survivor) (female, in Indonesian) (4)
“I felt such immense fear, not only from the strong waves, but the ground itself continued to shake”
((NARRATOR))
(Activities of survivor, now an educator on disaster preparedness)
Rahmadani is now an advocate for disaster preparedness.
((Delisa Fitri Rahmadani, Tsunami Survivor) (female, in Indonesian)
“What I know is, when disaster hits, there will be panic and running around. But we can all plan this out now, including establishing meeting points for evacuations.”
((NARRATOR))
(Various of tsunami relics)
But some are concerned not enough has been done to improve the region’s preparedness.
((RADIO CUE: Raihan Lubis (RYE-han LOOB-ees) is another concerned advocate.))
((Raihan Lubis, Disaster Preparedness Advocate)) (male, in Indonesian) (3)
“Aceh schools still don’t have disaster preparedness included in their curriculum. Imagine! It’s been twenty years!”
((NARRATOR))
(various of disaster mitigation education)
Government bodies and non-governmental organizations sometimes hold disaster mitigation events to educate the public. But experts worry this may not be enough.
((RADIO CUE: Rina Suryani Oktari (REE-nah SOOR-yah-knee OK-tah-ree) is with the Tsunami and Disaster Mitigation Research Center at Banda Aceh’s Syiah
Kuala (SHE-ah KOO-ah-LAH) University.))
((Rina Suryani Oktari, Tsunami and Disaster Mitigation Research Center)) (2)
“Disaster preparedness education is more sustainable when it is integrated into existing activities. When it’s just a one-off event, people don’t really remember.”
((NARRATOR ))
((Various of new road signs, evacuation areas, sensors))
To prevent another massive loss of life in the event of future disasters, the Aceh Disaster Management Agency has put in place evacuation infrastructure: there are now clear road signs, and safe houses on the evacuation path. There are also ten early warning sensors, connected to tsunami warning sirens dotted around Aceh.
((RADIO CUE: Fadmi Ridwan (FAH-mee REED-wahn) is the head of logistics for the Aceh Disaster Management Agency. ))
((Fadmi Ridwan, Aceh Disaster Management Agency)) (1)
“If something does happen, we must be prepared to act. At the least, with this, we can take advantage of the so-called “golden time.”
((NARRATOR))
((early warning system))
Golden time is the amount of time a person has between an earthquake and the arrival of a potential tsunami.
(AFP of Tsunami from 12/26/2004)
Experts say in 2004, locals had between 15 and 30 minutes to get out of the path of the tsunami.
(early warning system, Aceh street scenes)
And while officials here say progress is slow, they will continue to work towards the goal now of creating the infrastructure that will allow everyone to get out of the way of the next series of deadly waves.
((In Banda Aceh, Ahadian Utama, VOA News.))
NewsML Media TopicsArts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
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Embargo DateDecember 23, 2024 12:35 EST
BylineAhadian Utama
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