Nicobar Islands

and

Banda Aceh,Sumatra

• low lying islands and flat land was flooded
• submerged
• no barrier
• water travelled inland up to 1km

Banda Aceh

and

lakes of Galle, Sri Lanka

• salinzation- salt contamination of land
• made soil infertile for normal plants
• fresh water ecosystems ruined
• tsunami waves contaminated land,lakes,rivers with salt

East coast of Sri Lanka

• coral reefs and mangroves destroyed which leaves no natural barrier
• mangroves removed by wave action
• the land has no buffer
• is suseptable to further damage from erision and flooding.