Aid agencies said they were impressed with the speed of the evacuation from coastal areas as tsunami warnings were repeatedly issued and lifted for Indian Ocean countries after the magnitude 8.4 quake and subsequent tremors.
Damage was not as bad as initially feared.
"Our initial assessment is that the government will be able to cope,"
"It seems in the town there is a good response organized by the Indonesian
government in terms of primary health services, tents and shelter."
"Hopefully that is the legacy of 2004," Red Cross spokesman Matthew Cochrane said. "There is clearly an improved early warning system in the Indian Ocean. If it happens again hopefully it won't be nearly as bad."
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