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Tsunami
Special report: Indian Ocean tsunami
Special Report: Indian Ocean Tsunami Disaster How you can help
Safe Water for Tsunami Victims LBL Jan 14, 2005.
India
to have quick tsunami warning system by September 2007
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) A tsunami warning system that can give an alert
within 10 minutes of approaching disaster will be in place....
Work
on tsunami warning system progressing
Work on installing a tsunami warning system along the Indian coast is
progressing fast.....
Indian
Ocean to have early disaster warning system
An Early Warning System for Tsunami and Storm Surges in the Indian Ocean
would be set up by the Department of Ocean Development....
UN
meet in India for tsunami warning system
Several top
scientists and government officials from over 25 nations came together
for talks aimed at setting up a tsunami early warning system for the
Indian Ocean rim countries by next year....
Tsunami
warning system to be set up in Hyderabad: Sibal
A tsunami warning system is proposed to be set up in Hyderabad by
2007,...
See
all stories on this topic
India
to chair UN tsunami readiness group
India was chosen to chair
an international group tasked with implementing an early warning system for
Indian Ocean countries after the December tsunamis killed more than 200,000
people.....
Tsunami:
Indian geologists own responsibility
New Delhi, March 1: Two months after the disaster,India's geologists have
owned moral responsibility for the deaths caused by the December 26 tsunami.....
Success
in tsunami's wake
After the Asian tsunami, public health experts worried about a
second wave of deaths from waterborne diseases affecting huge,....
Andaman
tsunami relief criticised
With barely half a million inhabitants, India's Andaman and Nicobar
Islands are flush with federal funds to rehabilitate tsunami victims.....
Fresh
cash needed for tsunami recovery
The international community has pledged humanitarian assistance of more
than $4.2bn in the wake of the Asian tsunami,....
After
the Tsunami, Rebuilding Homes and Social Fabric
VAKARAI, Sri Lanka (AP) -- Along India's tsunami-battered eastern shore,
fisherman Ravi Shankar burned incense sticks before a coconut sapling named
after his niece,....
Next
Indian Ocean tsunami matter of time: Experts
Canberra, June 17: Scientists are
convinced another giant tsunami will one day sweep across the Indian
Ocean --....
House
designed to withstand tsunami
The tsunami-resistant house is five times stronger than
traditional Sri Lankan houses, and costs about $1,000 to $1,500 to
build, designers say....
Engineers
Lend A Hand
In the
aftermath of the tsunami that hit nations in the Indian Ocean last
December,.....
Tsunami
centre in India to have 12 seafloor sensors
The Tsunami Warning Centre, planned for India, will be almost
equal in technology deployment when compared with the Pacific Tsunami
Warning Centre set up by 26 member countries.....
Tsunami
health lessons studied
The lessons learned from last year's Indian Ocean tsunami will be
discussed at a conference in Thailand over the next three days organised
by the WHO.....
Anger
over two rupee tsunami aid
Villagers in India's Andamans and Nicobar Islands have denounced
'paltry' tsunami compensation relief they have received from the local
government....
TSUNAMI
& REHABILITATION
The Union and State governments modify their financial
assistance packages and housing schemes for the rehabilitation of the
fishing community....
India
'restores' tsunami-hit base
The Indian air force base on the island of Car
Nicobar has been fully restored after suffering heavy damage in last
December's tsunami, officials say....
In
Tsunami Area, Relief Is Very Slow in Coming
NEW DELHI, April 3 - Just days before the planned resumption of bus
service across divided Kashmir,....
World
Bank tsunami
New Delhi, April 6 : The
World Bank is ready to provide $553 million for the reconstruction and
rehabilitation of tsunami-hit areas in India,....
Tsunami
alert shows nations better prepared
Shaken into reaction by the deadly Dec. 26 tsunami, Indian Ocean
stamitites showed on Tuesday they were much better prepared....
Tsunami
Warning System Helped Spread Word
BANGKOK, Thailand - Within
minutes of the earthquake, the word went out: Radio and television
stations repeated government warnings,....
Road
for Tsunami Aid
LHOKNGA, Indonesia, March 25 (Reuters) - The military opened a
major aid channel on Friday for the western coast of Aceh Province,....
GOVERNMENTS
CALL FOR RESPONSIBLE POST-TSUNAMI RECONSTRUCTION OF FISHERIES, PLEDGE TO
COMBAT ILLEGAL
Rome - A group of 121 fishing ministers and high-level
fisheries officials who gathered at FAO over the weekend for a special
ministerial meeting have issued a joint declaration stressing the need
to rebuild fisheries and aquaculture in...
Migrants
clamour to leave Indian islands
With more than 30 years of their hard work disappearing in the
tsunami waves, thousands of mainland Indians in the Andaman and Nicobar
Islands want out,....
Extinction
threat for Andaman natives
After decades of efforts to bring the tiny population of what
some anthropologists call "Stone Age aboriginals" into the
mainstream,....
Tough
decisions on tsunami orphans
Around 200 children were orphaned and many more lost one parent when
December's tsunami struck the district of Nagappattinam in Tamil Nadu state,....
Tsunami
threat to water supplies
Fresh water supplies in countries hit by the Asian tsunami are under
serious threat, according to a UN report.....
Migrants
face eviction after tsunami
Traders and labourers from the Indian mainland have been asked to leave
Car Nicobar island on the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago following the recent
tsunami.....
Indian
Science Congress to focus on tsunami, health
Ahmedabad : Catastrophic tsunamis will be
a major focus of the 92nd Indian Science Congress beginning here Monday....
Natural
barriers reduced tsunami devastation
The Asian tsunami destroyed lives and polluted water supplies,
but mangrove swamps and coral reefs lessened some damage, the UN reports....
The
new relief networks
The Internet is supposed to be capable of surviving nuclear
attacks. The tsunami was orders of magnitude more powerful than the
biggest bomb....
38
Days After Tsunami, 9 Survivors Found
NEW DELHI (AP) -- Nine tribespeople who survived the December tsunami
spent 38 days wandering through flattened villages....
Sri
Lanka: Aid Misses Most Tsunami Victims
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) -- Bureaucratic bungling has blocked food,....
Survivors
and Aid Groups Fault Indian Bureaucracy
CAR NICOBAR, India - On a day three weeks after India declined offers of
tsunami relief aid from other governments and the United Nations,...
ISRO
to establish disaster management support system
Hyderabad: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) says that they are planning
to set up a disaster management support system....
Bill
Clinton Chosen to Be UN Envoy for Tsunami Recovery
Secretary General Kofi Annan said Tuesday that he had selected former President
Bill Clinton to be his special envoy for the countries affected by the tsunami
in southern Asia.....
U.N.
to Coordinate Asia's Tsunami Warning Centers
PHUKET, Thailand (Reuters) - The United Nations emerged on Saturday as a
coordinator for a regional tsunami warning center....
For
a bio-shield
Casting his net to catch small fish and prawns in the Pichavaram
lake in Tamil Nadu. In the background is the mangrove forests.....
An
ongoing tragedy
The tsunami is only the latest woe in the lives of fishermen in
Kanyakumari and nearby areas. The vice-like grip that traders,....
Living
on the edge
Fisherfolk live on the margins of society with comparatively poor
development indicators. The tsunami comes as a crippling blow.....
Fishermen at sea
The tsunami exposes the vulnerabilities of the fishing community
on the Tamil Nadu coast. Now it is time to think beyond just rehabilitation -
about a long-term plan to reconstruct lives....
Role
of Indian scientists in tsunami relief
FOUR WEEKS and four days ago, the
India tectonic plate moved underneath the Burma microplate,....
A
Pound of Prevention
Public-health workers have done a remarkable
job of averting epidemics since the tsunami struck....
Space
agency to support disaster management:
[India News]: Chennai,
Jan 26 : India's space agency is framing a plan to evolve a disaster
management support system using the surveillance capabilities....
India's
tsunami early warning system to be operational by 2007
India today said its tsunami early-warning system will be fully
operational by September 2007....
Tsunami
agencies 'not up to job'
Inexperienced aid agencies are hampering the tsunami relief
effort, Oxfam warns.
No
UN role in tsunami alarm system: Govt
NEW DELHI: India has brushed aside suggestions on an
international tsunami warning system,....
India
Takes Major Role In Sri Lanka Relief Effort
GALLE, Sri Lanka -- Earlier this month, the USS Bonhomme
Richard, a Navy helicopter carrier,....
Tsunami
folklore 'saved islanders'
Traditional knowledge handed down from generation to generation
helped to save ancient tribes on India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands
from the worst of the tsunami, anthropologists say....
Record
online tsunami relief changes ways of giving
NEW YORK: When the
roar of the deadly tsunami subsided, the clicking began. From laptops and
desktops,...
A natural, low-tech solution to tsunamis:
An emergency UN summit in
Mauritius this week, will focus on the plight of developing nations
regarding future disasters,....
Tsunami Warning of things to come
An emergency UN summit in
Mauritius this week, will focus on the plight of developing nations....
Coping with the tsunami crisis
India's relief operation is
marked by design flaws, lack of a sense of urgency and a preoccupation
with geopolitics and image-building which could prove counterproductive....
The
rites of passage
The help offered to the tsunami victims must be
substantial enough to help them live as they used to....
The
Army's contribution
The rescue-and-relief effort undertaken by the Indian defence
forces in the entire South and South-East Asian region has been
stupendous.....
Of
plate tectonics, quakes and tsunamis
THE total
energy released in the mega earthquake of magnitude 9.0 on the Richter
scale off the Sumatra coast on December 26 was of the order....
Waves
from the past
The tsunami
disaster triggers renewed interest in the study of historic earthquakes
and ocean disturbances in the Indian Ocean region....
Signs
of hope
Fishing and agriculture are badly affected in coastal
Tamil Nadu, but rehabilitation measures are making impressive progress....
Their
own warning systems
The rural knowledge
centre at Veerampattinam, Pondicherry, equipped with the public address system,...
Tsunami:
Rebuilding lives
The coasts of South and South-East Asia, devastated by the December 26
tsunami, have begun to come out of the shock and rebuild
life, ....
UNCTAD
suggests trade steps to help tsunami-hit nations
New Delhi, Jan. 24. (PTI): Aimed at faster socio-economic recovery of
tsunami-hit countries,....
How
India Is Springing Into Action
In Tamil Nadu,
the relief effort is intense, fast-moving -- and surprisingly efficient
....
Asian
tsunami alert system backed
Donor countries and nations affected by the Asian tsunami
disaster have agreed the UN should begin work on an early warning system
in the Indian Ocean.....
Science
after the tsunami
Four years ago, this magazine’s editor, environmentalist Anil
Agarwal, wrote a scathing comment after the Bhuj earthquake:....
India
islands 'relief is denied'
Tribal organisations in India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands have
severely criticised the local administration....
Early
warning technology - is it enough?
There is a sense of helplessness and soul-searching after the
tsunami last week that killed more than 140,000 people......
Indian
town sees evidence of ancient tsunami
POOMPUHAR, India - For generations, the people of Poompuhar have spoken
of the days when their sleepy fishing town was the capital of a powerful
kingdom,...
India:
Outside aid now welcome
NEW DELHI, India (CNN) -- India says
it is now willing to accept foreign aid to help rebuild from the December 26
tsunami,....
Tsunami
early warning 'next year'
A tsunami early warning system for the Indian Ocean could be up and
running by the middle of next year, Unesco head Koichiro Matsuura has said....
Port
Blair moves away from mainland
Port Blair, Jan 15. (PTI):Andaman
and Nicobar capital Port Blair had shifted by over one metre towards the
south-eastern direction after the earthquake and tsunami of December 26,
preliminary survey data has revealed.....
Envoy
Defends India's Going It Alone
India's ambassador to Washington, Ronen Sen, said
yesterday that his country was able to handle its relief effort....
Tsunami
seen as adding 645,000 to India's poor
NEW
DELHI: The wall of water that ripped across Asia last month killing more than
150,000 could throw nearly 645,000 additional people in India into poverty,.....
India
Pulls Together amid Disaster
In its newly wealthy people's will to help
tsunami-devastated areas, an increasingly confident and self-sufficient country
is being born.....
The
Pen, Too, Is a Tool for Rebuilding
I left Bombay to work with the relief effort, but found I could
be of greatest service reporting the story of India's condition....
A
cautious offer, cautiously received
The Paris Club of creditor nations has offered to freeze debt repayments
immediately for those countries hit by the Indian Ocean tsunami.....
Tsunami
costs BSNL Rs 100 cr
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has estimated its losses from the
tsunami that hit southern India on December 26 at a little over a Rs 100 crore.....
India's
Daunting Road to Recovery
As the tsunami's waters recede, the larger battle begins to
restore homes, rebuild industries, and fan the fires of hope ....
Quake
changed earth's shape, rotation
The earthquake
off the coast of Indonesia, which spawned tsunamis in the Indian Ocean
region killing over 150,000 people,....
Thai
Tsunami Forecaster Was Clairvoyant
BANGKOK, Thailand - Until two weeks ago, Smith Thammasaroj was a
prophet without honor....
The
Survivors: India's Compensation Rules Add to Anguish of Families Unable to Find
Relatives' Remains
NAGAPPATTINAM, India, Jan. 7 -
For the past eight days, G. Kasiammal has journeyed to the seashore at 5 o'clock
every morning in the hope of finding her relatives.....
After
Refusing Aid From Outside, Singh Offers Reassurance
HUT BAY, Little Andaman, India, Jan. 8 -- It took four days
before the first relief ship reached the harbor of this remote island --...
The new relief networks
The Internet is supposed to be capable of surviving nuclear attacks. The
tsunami was orders of magnitude more powerful than the biggest bomb.....
Indonesia
praises India for its help
India
has offered concessional credit to be used for reconstructing roads, buildings
and harbour to tsunami-battered Indonesia which praised New Delhi....
No
tsunami effect on nuclear plant
In these difficult hours in South Asia after the deadly tsunami, there
is something to be proud of for India.....
Scientists
warn of mega-tsunami for US
MADRID, JAN 7: As the international community
strives to aid victims of last December 26 devastating tsunami in
southern Asia,....
Two
Weeks Later, Tsunami Toll Still Rising
It was early Sunday morning, the day after Christmas. Fishermen
were already at sea off the coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island....
Tsunami
Tests U.S. Forces' Logistics, but Gives Pentagon a Chance to Show a
Human Face
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 - The huge American relief operation
in the Indian Ocean carries risks for the Pentagon but also rewards,...
Tsunami
forces high-flying India to look in the mirror
Even for a country accustomed to human tragedy, the
tsunami that hit the south Indian coast on Dec. 26 was an
incomprehensibly hellish blow.....
How
the tsunami warning system works
New Delhi: A two-month-long 'medical shield' is being put in
place by the Centre in the tsunami- hit regions,....
Early
Morning, Early Warning
Are early warnings possible? I have no idea, but chew on
this: the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Los Angeles detected the
quake....
India
has tackled tsunami well: Sam Pitroda
Rejecting criticism by global agencies, US technocrat Sam
Pitroda on Friday said India has tackled the tsunami
disaster well....
Open
purses have strings attached
Stung by UN criticism and eclipsed by a global outpouring of private
aid, the world's wealthiest nations have pledged US$3.7 billion to
assist 13 countries
Early
warning? Ask Nicobar's stone-agers
India says that there are no
known casualties from last week's tsunami among the 30,000 tribespeople
on the remote Andaman and Nicobar islands....
Malaysia
plays politics with aid
PENANG, Malaysia - Record humanitarian aid might be
pouring in for victims of Asia's tsunami disaster....
Urgent
needs obscure long-term costs
WASHINGTON - The world is rallying to aid countries and
lives damaged by the tsunamis that have killed more than 120,000 people
in Asia and Africa,....
India,
Sri Lanka count the cost
WASHINGTON - The world is rallying to aid countries and
lives damaged by the tsunamis that have killed more than 120,000 people
in Asia and Africa,....
Aceh
feels the fallout
JAKARTA - In the wake of the tsunami tragedy that has
claimed more than 80,000 Indonesian lives,....
Thailand
to turn tragedy around
Thailand's economy is likely to shrug off the deadly
Andaman Sea tsunami, despite tourism and fishing hit hard along the
southwest coast....
India estimates tsunami losses at $1.2 bn
The Indian government estimates total financial losses from the
devastating tsunami that hit the country's eastern shore was about 53.22
billion rupees ($1.20 billion)....
The
next frontiers in tsunami science
Research offers new hope - from timely
forecasts to building codes and maps of potential destruction....
Andaman
coral 'hit by tsunami'
India plans to initiate an assessment of the damage caused by
the tsunami to the pristine coral reefs of the Andaman and Nicobar
islands.....
Tsunami
aid: Who's giving what
Donations of money and assistance have been pouring in to
international aid agencies from governments and individuals in the wake
of the tsunami disaster in Asia.....
India,
Sri Lanka count the cost
Despite sustaining death and destruction of unlimited proportions,
India's booming economy is expected to be affected only minimally by the recent
tsunami,....
Kalpakkam
makes efforts to begin rebuilding
ALPAKKAM,TAMIL NADU: The signs of
destruction are all too evident in this township,....
IBM
empowers Nagapattinam
IBM is setting up a
comprehensive information centre in Tamil Nadu's Nagapattinam town.....
Satellite
pictures to aid relief efforts
BANGALORE :An Indian
satellite took pictures of the tsunami-hit coastal areas in the country....
Reading
Winds, Waves Help Indian Islanders
PORT BLAIR, India - Two days after a tsunami thrashed the island where
his ancestors have lived for tens of thousands of years,
Quake
rattled Earth orbit, map of Asia not same as before
Los Angeles, Dec 28: An earthquake
that unleashed deadly tidal waves on Asia was so powerful it made the earth
wobble on its axis....
How
to help people of A&N
Andaman and Nicobar Islands were closest to the epicentre of the
December 26 earthquake....
India
halts mass evacuations
PORT BLAIR, India (AP) -- India's government on Tuesday halted the mass
evacuation of island survivors whose homes were smashed by tsunamis,....
India,
US could gain from tsunami diplomacy
TOKYO: The huge aid effort
for tsunami-hit areas of the Indian Ocean rim gives the United States, Japan,
China and India a chance to improve their images...
Post-tsunami
India's image rises globally
WASHINGTON: India has displayed
maturity in its management of the ravages caused by last week's tsunami -.....
India
leading relief drive, core group to disband soon: US
NEW DELHI: The US on Tuesday sought to dispel any
impression that it was a diplomatic rival of India in the South Asia region,....
Amma
announces Rs 100-crore relief
KOLLAM: Mata Amritanandamayi Math has
decided to set apart Rs 100 crore for the tsunami relief works.....
Tamil
Nadu asks Centre for Rs.48 billion aid, food
CHENNAI: As a central
observers' team arrived in Chennai on Tuesday to assess relief
requirements for the tsunami-hit,...
Wanted:
Footwear for tsunami-hit villages
NAGAPATTINAM: After clothes and
medicines, there is one high-priority item on the list of immediate
requirements for Nagapattinam district: Footwear.....
Kalpakkam
makes efforts to begin rebuilding
ALPAKKAM,TAMIL NADU: The signs of
destruction are all too evident in this township,....
Indians
Return to School After Tsunami
PORT BLAIR, India - Hari Krishna was back in school Monday,
confused as ever in his chemistry class,.....
Age
old early warning systems saved Andaman tribes: ASI
The five
aboriginal tribes inhabiting the Andaman and Nicobar Islands,....
IBM
empowers Nagapattinam
IBM is setting
up a comprehensive information centre in Tamil Nadu's Nagapattinam town.....
Satellite
pictures to aid relief efforts
BANGALORE :An
Indian satellite took pictures of the tsunami-hit coastal areas in the
country....
Govt
to install DART system to detect tsunami
Ahmedabad: The
government would soon install a tsunami warning system, Science and
Technology Minister Kapil Sibal said on Monday.....
'The
Systems Would Be In Place Now'
The
science, technology and ocean development minister on what went wrong,....
In
tsunami's wake, India makes diplomatic advance
NEW DELHI: Within hours of the tsunami, India
geared up for its biggest-ever relief operation,....
Teams
for tsunami-hit states; Forces in full swing
CHENNAI/PORT BLAIR: A week after the giant tidal waves left their
trail of death and destruction life....
Marine
life could take centuries to recover from killer waves
Hong Kong - Beaches
around South Asia devastated by tsunamis could be restored to their former glory
within a few years,....
Tsunami
adds to belief in animals 'Sixth Sense'
Johannesburg - Wild
animals seem to have escaped the Indian Ocean tsunami, adding weight to notions
they possess a "sixth sense" for disasters, experts said on Thursday.....
We
are in for a long haul in Andamans: IAF
The Indian Air Force has said that it
is going to be a very long haul for relief operations,....
Tracing
the tsunami: Govt agencies give contradicting data
As the first reports came in last
Sunday of a major undersea earthquake off the coast of Sumatra,....
A
Catastrophe Strikes, and the Cyberworld Responds
FTER an earthquake in the Indian Ocean sent tsunamis smashing into
coastal Asia and East Africa,....
Myths
Run Wild in Blog Tsunami Debate
As the horror of the South Asian tsunami spread and
people gathered online to discuss the disaster on sites known as Web
logs,....
Teams
for tsunami-hit states; Forces in full swing
CHENNAI/PORT BLAIR: A week after the giant tidal waves left
their trail of death and destruction life....
In
tsunami's wake, India makes diplomatic advance
NEW DELHI:
Within hours of the tsunami, India geared up for its biggest-ever relief
operation,....
India
wants all credit for tsunami relief operations
NEW DELHI: India, which had refused international aid for its
tsunami victims, has been helping its neighbours with relief work.....
A
Catastrophe Strikes, and the Cyberworld Responds
FTER an earthquake in the Indian Ocean sent tsunamis smashing
into coastal Asia and East Africa,....
India
ups tsunami toll to 12,709
India raised its estimate of tsunami fatalities on Saturday to
12,709 dead or feared dead, its second significant upward revision of
the day.....
Aftershocks
can trigger quake in Assam: US
Aftershocks of last week's killer quake off Sumatra are moving
northwards and can potentially trigger a major earthquake in Assam,.....
Britain's
biggest temple raises money for tsunami victims
LONDON: The biggest Hindu temple
in Britain is raising thousands of pounds to rebuild the lives of
victims of the tsunami disaster in India and the rest of south and
southeast Asia.....
Tsunami:
What is the impact on Andaman and Nicobar Islands, South India?
December 26 unleashed a tragedy that
has killed over 120,000 people in nations across South East Asia and
Asia....
Tsunami
Group Will Expand Its Network
Officials in charge of
the existing international tsunami warning system, which covers only the
Pacific Ocean,....
TN
govt to adopt orphaned children
Also, some leading companies of Coimbatore have
offered to adopt orphaned children and construct houses for the affected
families, particularly those from Nagapattinam district....
Centre
sets up integrated logistic arrangement
The government has set up an integrated logistic arrangement
under defence secretary to co-ordinate the massive relief supply to
Tsumani-hit three states Tamil Nadu,....
Tsunami
Followed by Another Kind of Flood: U.S. Citizens' Dollars
Millions of dollars are flowing into the coffers of major
disaster relief organizations to help victims of the tsunami.....
Country
- By - Country Breakdown of Tsunami
At least 123,184 people were killed in 11 countries in southern
Asia and East Africa from the massive earthquake and tsunamis on Dec.
26,....
Andamans
to achieve normalcy in 72 hrs
Restoration of telecom services in Andaman & Nicobar Islands
in full swing and near normalcy is said to be achieved within 72 hours....
South
Asia Quake affects Earth's axis
CALIFORNIA:The quake that set off the
devastating tsunami literally shook the Earth to its core, scientists
believe, accelerating its rotation and shortening days by a fraction of
a second.....
Sify
sets up free Internet kiosks in TN
As part of the Tsunami relief operations, Sify is providing free
Internet services to the public, NGOs, and other officials.....
Tech
Heavyweights Raise Millions For Tsunami Relief
As the death toll for Sunday's earthquake and tsunami topped
114,000 Thursday, the technology industry stepped up its donations....
India
toll reaches 13,230
NEW DELHI: Indian
on Thursday said 13,230 people were dead or feared dead across the country ....
Our Planet
One moment the kids were laughing and skylarking on the beach, yelling and
chasing one another,...
Gauging
Disaster: How Scientists and Victims Watched Helplessly
The magnitude of the tsunami that remade the coasts of the Asian
subcontinent was slowly gauged across the world.....
Editorial:
Are We Stingy? Yes
The $35 million that the United States plans to spend on disaster relief
for the tsunamis in Asia is a miserly drop in the bucket....
Food
Drops and Other Aid Trickle Toward Southern Asia
People in many places had to fend for themselves as the
toll from "an unprecedented global catastrophe" surged past 120,000.
Coming
next month: Brand new coastal rules
NEW DELHI/ CHENNAI: It may be
too early to look for a silver lining to the tsunami tragedy but this could very
well be the first one....
Motherless
and Childless, an Indian Village's Toll
HARANGAMBADI, India, Dec. 30 - Bhupati brought her two boys, 8 and 6, to
higher ground when the tsunami struck and ran back for the baby, Preetika, 2.
Apollo
to give free medical assistance
Chennai: Apollo Hospitals today said it has extended free
medical assistance and other healthcare services in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh
and Sri Lanka,....
26
nations knew of tsunami threat within 15 min, India not one of them
NEW DELHI: Within 15 minutes of
the earthquake, scientists running the tsunami warning system had issued a
cautionary to 26 participating countries. India was not among them.....
Bush
Promises Long-Range Help as Impatience Grows in Region
MADRAS, India, Dec. 29 - World leaders, including President Bush,
promised long-range help to Asian countries on Wednesday.....
Amid
Chaos, Sri Lankans Are Struggling to Survive
On the hard-hit
eastern coast of Sri Lanka, small groups have found shelter in schools and
temples, kept alive by small donations.....
Aid
Arrives in Worst Area of Indonesia
The hardship from what some people are calling
"black Sunday" is taking an increasing toll in the hardest-hit
province, Aceh....
Tsunami:
A technology blunder
As thousands
perish due to the gigantic killer wave, fingers point at forecasting agencies,
ill-equipped to predict such calamities....
Tsunami aid tops $1.2 billion: UN
Andaman anger at aid 'failures'
Tsunami toll 'to exceed 150,000'
As Officials Falter, the New Rich Roll in to Help
The
Day the Waves Struck
Tsunami
Aid: A Guide to Giving
U.S. delegation readies trip to disaster region
U.S.
Response
In Efforts to Organize Aid, Powell and Governor Bush Will Tour Ravaged Areas
Towns Found Flattened in Sumatra
Tourists Bring Home Tales Of Nature's Random Horror
Seeking the Hand Of God in the Waters
Coastal Residents Flee After False Alarm on a New Quake
Internet
Sparks Outpouring of Instant Donations
Seeking
the Hand Of God in the Waters
After
Sea Surges, Water Could Kill in Other Ways
'The Water Has Eaten My Child'
Top
Sea
was devilish only on shore
Excess at one place, scarcity at others
In Nellore, relief is a bad word
India underestimating its tsunami dead?
BCCI donates Rs 1 cr to victims
Health: Water Is Key to Averting Epidemics Along Coasts
News Analysis: Diplomacy: It's About Aid, and an Image
With No Alert System, Indian Ocean Nations Were Vulnerable
Bush and Other Leaders Quick to Offer Condolences and Aid
Walls of Water Sweeping All in Their Path: Families, Communities, Livelihood
Thousands Die as Quake-Spawned Waves Crash Onto Coastlines Across Southern Asia
Charities:
Tsunami Followed by Another Kind of Flood: U.S. Citizens' Dollars
Technology:
U.N. Urges Expansion of Tsunami Warning System to Indian Ocean
India's Tamil Nadu State Issues Tsunami Alert
Thailand Expects Tsunamis to Slow Growth
Tsunami victims reach world via Net
FACTBOX: Key facts about tsunamis
IMF pledges help for Asia after tsunami disaster
India still trying to measure island death toll
Millions hunt for food as toll nears 80,000
Tsunami toll could top 100,000: Red Cross
2,000 Scandinavians missing after tsunami
Race to bury Asia’s dead as toll nears 70,000
Science ministry to work on early warning system
