Impact of the 26-12-04 tsunami

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new!: Read the report Impact of the 26th December 2004 Tsunami on Groundwater Systems and Groundwater Based Water Supplies in Malaysia provided to IGRAC by Dr. Saim Suratman

• Topography: the coastal zone is relatively flat
• Geology: the coast has sandy/clayey alluvial sediments
• Hydrogeology: no description available, as yet
• Vulnerability: to be described; detrimental effect to coastal aquifers is probably small due to the small extent of the flooding
• Water Supply: no detailed information available
• Damage areas: Damage is less than in other countries

Geological map of Malaysia
Ref.: Geological map of South and East Asia, sheet no. 3. 1:5,000,000,CGMW, 1990

Hydrogeological map of Malaysia
Ref. Dept. of Environment

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