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- A third of the country’s 300,000 population were
severely affected.
- 53 out of 199 inhabited islands suffered severe damage
- 20 islands were ‘totally’ destroyed
- 14 islands were completely evacuated
Source: BBC News Facts and Figures
5 January 2005
- 11,500 people have been displaced by the tsunami in the
Maldives
- 1, 875 students have enrolled in new schools on new islands
- 225 schools have an increased number of students from
tsunami affected islands, causing increased strain on resources,
teachers and children
- 200 teachers from Sri Lanka did not return to the Maldives
to teach at the start of the new term in January 2005. Currently
far fewer teachers are working at the schools.
- 14% of schools require provisions for displaced students
- 37% of schools were damaged
Source: Tsunami: Impact and Recovery.
Joint Needs Assessment, World Bank – Asian development
bank – UN System
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