Tsunami region shaken by strong quake 2005-10-08 04:33:31
A strong earthquake has rocked parts of Indonesia's tsunami-ravaged Aceh province, causing panic among residents - but there were no reports of damage or casualties.Full Story...
UK schoolgirl honoured for tsunami efforts 2005-09-09 10:32:06
Little Tilly Smith - the British schoolgirl who warned swimmers on a Phuket beach of the impending tsunami on Boxing Day last year - has received a special award from the Marine Society in London.Full Story...
Experts discuss progress in tsunami project 2005-07-27 08:39:37
Oceanographic experts from around the world are expected to meet next week to discuss the progress in the establishment of a tsunami early warning system.Full Story...
Tidal waves spark panic in Indonesia 2005-07-23 06:16:16
Thousands of people in Indonesia's tsunami-battered Aceh province have fled their homes after three-metre high tidal waves struck the coastline.Full Story...
Woman reverses sterilisation after tsunami 2005-07-18 12:58:29
A Sri Lankan surgeon has performed the country's first known post-tsunami sterilisation reversal on a mother whose three children were taken away by the December 26 waves.Full Story...
Tsunami earthquake 'ruptured the sea floor' 2005-07-15 10:59:17
The Boxing Day earthquake that triggered the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami last year caused a 1 000km rupture in the sea floor, scientists have revealed.Full Story...
Rice scheduled for tour of Thailand 2005-07-04 08:59:46
American Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will visit Thailand next week for a look at the country's tsunami-hit regions.Full Story...
Wound too raw for tsunami victim to return 2005-06-27 10:38:40
One of the South African victims of the Boxing Day tsunami says it will take a while before she ventures back to Thailand, after surviving what she describes as "a bad dream".Full Story...
SA survivor recalls seconds of tsunami hell 2005-06-27 10:38:44
On December 26, 2004, Jonathan Aiston and his friend Mike Byrne were on the Thai resort island of Phi Phi - the two of them, being scuba-diving fanatics, had travelled to Thailand to complete a divemaster's course...Full Story...
'The empty space will always be there' 2005-06-27 11:01:13
On what would have been Daphne Coetzee's 36th birthday, her family went to her grave to lay flowers - but for her husband Ian, it was like the tsunami had struck all over again.Full Story...
Tsunami survivors struggle to rebuild 2005-06-26 12:10:00
Frustrated, living in tents and jobless, survivors of the tsunami that killed up to 232 000 people around the Indian Ocean are struggling to rebuild six months after one of history's worst natural calamities.Full Story...
Tsunami leaves its mark on affected patients 2005-06-24 08:51:31
The devastating tsunami which swept through south-east Asia in December could have caused some unusual lung and sinus infections in affected patients, says a medical report in the New England Journal of Medicine.Full Story...
Not even a tidal wave could separate them 2005-06-24 11:55:10
The mother of a South African man killed with his girlfriend in the Boxing Day tsunami says she is comforted by the thought that the couple are still united in their love.Full Story...
Joy as father and daughter are reunited 2005-06-23 08:29:23
The last time Indonesian carpenter Muhammad Ali saw his daughter, she was heading off to visit relatives. Then the Boxing Day tsunami struck - and he didn't know whether she had lived or died. But all that changed this week with a happy reunion...Full Story...
SA organisation builds houses in Sri Lanka 2005-06-21 14:30:00
An aid organisation based in Pietermaritzburg is proving its long-term commitment to Sri Lanka by building a housing village and setting up an office in the tsunami-ravaged country.Full Story...
Medics lament 'inappropriate' aid packages 2005-06-09 11:57:27
Australia is sending "inappropriate" goods - like breast implants and out-of-date drugs - to victims of the December 26 tsunami in Indonesia, according to a health specialist working in the country.Full Story...
Clinton rounds off his Indian Ocean tour 2005-05-30 15:16:44
Former United States president Bill Clinton has paid a visit to Indonesia's tsunami-hit Aceh province to galvanise the delivery of international aid to areas still struggling to recover from last year's Boxing Day disaster.Full Story...
Miss Universe women to honour tsunami victims 2005-05-30 16:02:56
Contestants in this year's Miss Universe competition are to observe a moment of remembrance for the victims of the Boxing Day tsunami, which killed more than 5 000 people in Thailand.Full Story...
Clinton to make post-tsunami tour as UN envoy 2005-05-24 08:05:34
Former American president Bill Clinton will travel to Asia again this week to visit the regions hit by last December's devastating tsunami - this time as a special envoy of the United Nations.Full Story...
Traumatised tsunami survivor takes his life 2005-05-21 10:45:07
A Thai teenager who lost his mother and sister in last year's tsunami disaster has committed suicide after suffering months of depression with no apparent psychological treatment.Full Story...
Tsunami scare as earthquake rocks Sumatra 2005-05-14 09:16:18
An earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale has rocked parts of Indonesia's Sumatra island, sparking fears of a tsunami in the Pacific Rim of Fire.Full Story...
Tsunami survivors left in bureaucratic limbo 2005-05-14 10:10:56
Local governments across Indonesia have been left paralysed by last year's killer tsunami - and the survivors of the catastrophe have been left searching for elusive government signatures.Full Story...
Britain honours its tsunami victims 2005-05-10 16:08:51
Britain's Queen Elizabeth and Prime Minister Tony Blair will join the relatives of the 150 Britons who died in last year's Boxing Day tsunami disaster for a special memorial service this week.Full Story...
Crisis response needs to be evaluated - WHO 2005-05-06 16:39:26
World Health Organisation officials say last year's Boxing Day tsunamis have shown that international aid agencies must fundamentally change the way they respond to natural disasters.Full Story...
New laws will benefit tsunami survivors 2005-05-03 15:31:12
The Sri Lankan Supreme Court has approved new laws enabling the survivors of last year's Boxing Day tsunamis to claim the property of relatives who died in the disaster.Full Story...
Tsunami email a hoax, says Red Cross 2005-04-20 07:15:48
The Singapore Red Cross has warned that a fake email request for money to assist tsunami victims in Indonesia is doing the rounds.Full Story...
Action hero brings cheer to tsunami survivors 2005-04-18 12:26:52
Hong Kong martial arts star Jackie Chan and a host of other celebrities have embarked on a tour of Indonesia's tsunami-devastated regions.Full Story...
Tsunami survivors upset by rate of change 2005-04-18 11:37:04
Hundreds of thousands of people - who were left homeless after last year's Boxing Day tsunami disaster in Indonesia - are still living in tents nearly four months after the tragedy.Full Story...
Indonesia unveils blueprint for recovery 2005-04-15 15:44:20
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has announced plans for the reconstruction and development of the Jakarta and Aceh regions that were affected by last year's Boxing Day tsunamis.Full Story...
Indonesia determined to get back on its feet 2005-04-14 15:11:15
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is set to unveil a master plan for the reconstruction of regions devastated by last year's Boxing Day tsunami and a series of more recent earthquakes.Full Story...
'Mr president, please slaughter 1 000 sheep' 2005-04-14 12:05:06
Indonesia's president has dismissed as superstitious nonsense requests that he slaughter sheep to appease seismic forces.Full Story...
Asian bankers reach out to tsunami victims 2005-04-11 14:27:46
The Asian Development Bank has earmarked $300-million for the tsunami-hit regions of Indonesia. The money will be used to help restore essential public services and rebuild infrastructure in Jakarta and beyond.Full Story...
Powerful quake frays Indonesia's last nerves 2005-04-10 14:14:47
An earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale has struck off the west coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island sparking panic among people fearing a repeat of the tsunami disaster.Full Story...
It may take five years to identify victims 2005-04-07 15:44:47
It may take an international forensic team up to five years to put names to the thousands of unidentified tsunami victims in Thailand.Full Story...
UN ready to give tsunami victims some shelter 2005-04-07 07:02:34
The United Nations refugee agency is ready to hand over the first batch of temporary houses to Sri Lankan families who lost their homes in last year's Boxing Day tsunami disaster, according to officials in Colombo.Full Story...
Johannesburg man tells of quake terror 2005-03-30 08:30:52
A Kempton Park man working for a humanitarian team based in Indonesia got a first hand experience of the terror that struck Sumatra after a second massive quake jolted the island.Full Story...
Second earthquake a result of earlier stress 2005-03-29 08:48:16
Seismologists have warned that a third massive undersea earthquake could hit south-east Asia because geological stress levels will rise further after the latest tremblor off the Indonesian coast.Full Story...
Asia relives tsunami horror 2005-03-29 07:15:55
With the trauma of the Boxing Day tsunami still fresh in their minds, hundreds of thousands of people across Asia fled their homes after an 8.7-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Sumatra.Full Story...
Child traffickers prey on tsunami victims 2005-03-27 12:17:02
Bhagyaraj is waiting for a middleman who has promised to get his 14-year-old daughter a job as a maid in a house in the big city. And he's not the only Indian tsunami survivor sending his children away to ease his burden.Full Story...
Indonesia presents Aceh with rebuilding draft 2005-03-26 12:17:36
Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla has arrived in tsunami-hit Aceh province three months after the disaster to present community leaders with a draft blueprint for the reconstruction of the area.Full Story...
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