Tsunami news for Amparai, Sri Lanka

Amparai undergrads receive finanancial support 24 Jan 2005
..."Amparai has been badly hit by the tsunami and a large number of students have been severely affected in this district. We applaud ... TamilNet,

Don't include LTTE in post-tsunami rebuilding effo 24 Jan 2005
...bid to include the Tamil Tigers in the post-tsunami relief, reconstruction and ... to a large number of JVP relief workers assigned to the Amparai and Battticaloa ... TamilNet,

Temporarily fixed Eastcoast causeway reopens 24 Jan 2005
...the Tsunami. If Colombo continues to be negligent and conveniently forgets these parts in the coming months, Batticaloa and the coastal region of Amparai would ... TamilNet,

"Loss of children has shaken us"- Thamilini Jan 21, 2005
...time for us," said Ms. Thamilini, the head of the LTTE’s women political wing talking to TamilNet correspondent in Amparai after the Tsunami disaster. ... TamilNet,

British Muslims Rally to Rid Tsunami Victims Jan 22, 2005
...of the victims were Muslims who were the hardest hit by tsunami disaster on ... who live in Eastern provinces and coastal districts of Amparai, Batticaloa and ... Journal of Turkish Weekly,

Oxfam Update #14 of 20th January Jan 21, 2005
Plans are being drawn up in all the tsunami hit countries where we are ... packs containing dry rations of food to 2,911 families in the Amparai/Batti district. ... Reuters AlertNet,

Tsunami foists housing crisis on Sri Lanka Jan 16, 2005
...the tsunami attack on December 26, the problem in Sri Lanka is not so much of food or clothing. These are reaching most of the hard hit areas, except Amparai ... Hindustan Times,

Tsunami Survivors Will Be Rehabilitated Suitably, Says Jan 19, 2005
...refilling of lands will be done in the Kalmunai area in Amparai for construction ... More than 90,000 houses have been damaged in the Tsunami disaster, 75 percent ... Al-Jazeerah.info,

Oxfam Tsunami Emergency Appeal: Situation Update Jan 20, 2005
...now approximately 330 international and local Oxfam staff working in the tsunami region, as ... dry rations of food to 2,911 families in the Amparai/Batti district ... Scoop.co.nz (press release),

Top LTTE leader to visit tsunami disaster sites in East Jan 12, 2005
Lanka President Chandrika Kumaratunga has sanctioned the visit of LTTE's Political wing head, SP to the tsunami-hit Eastern Batticaloa, Amparai and Trincomalee ... Deepika,

USAID funds SLRCS Tsunami relief project Jan 11, 2005
..."Accordingly, heads of 700 families live in displaced centers in Tsunami affected districts of Amparai and Galle will be identified and deployed for debris ... TamilNet,

Kumaratunga appoints EPDP to tsunami Task Force Jan 10, 2005
District Task Force (DTF) established in Jaffna, Batticaloa, Trincomalee and Amparai districts to coordinate relief and rehabilitation of tsunami victims who ... TamilNet,

The tsunami and the LTTE Jan 10, 2005
Colonel Bhanu, who is the overall LTTE commander for Batticaloa-Amparai district in ... Mullaitivu church on the morning of December 26 when the tsunami struck the ... Asia Times Online,

Locals travel to tsunami-hit areas to provide relief Jan 14, 2005
...a seafood business are among the local residents traveling to tsunami-ravaged areas ... across the country to hard-hit areas on the southeast coast near Amparai. ... Annapolis Capital,

Local group in mercy mission Jan 19, 2005
My uncle's constituency is Amparai and Batticloa, in the east, and he invited us ... As well as witnessing the devastation inflicted by the tsunami, their two-week ... Harrow Times,

Dire need for long-term psychological counseling Jan 19, 2005
NorthEast have already suffered through years of war and the tsunami disaster has ... They will conduct counseling on the field, from Amparai to Vadamaradchy East ... TamilNet,

Fifth Saudi Relief Plane Arrives in Sri Lanka Jan 17, 2005
...to deliver half the consignment to Muslim settlements in the Amparai district ... long weekend yesterday to tramp through wreckage left by the tsunami as hoteliers ... Al-Jazeerah.info,

Town’s Sri Lankans sending aid to disaster zone Jan 12, 2005
The organisation had primarily been collecting clothes and money to help people affected by the floods that hit the Amparai area prior to the tsunami. ... Croydon Guardian,

India has so far sent 500 mt of relief to Lanka Jan 17, 2005
January 1. Indian Naval doctors had brought medical services to tsunami victims in Trincomalee, Batticaloa and Amparai. A 45-bed ... Hindustan Times,

Nine women claim baby in Lankan hospital Jan 14, 2005
...four-months-old, symbolises the enormous loss in the December 26 tsunami disaster. ... The loss is especially keenly felt in Amparai district, where the fight over ... Hindustan Times,

Bishop praises relief efforts Jan 12, 2005
TamilNet: You have been visiting the tsunami affected villages in Amparai-Batticaloa area. Can you tell us how the disaster has impacted the people? ... Scoop.co.nz (press release),

Tsunami victims in east now battle with flood with Jan 1, 2005
Relief supply to hundreds of thousands of Tsunami victims in the districts of Amparai and Batticaloa has been hampered due to flood caused by torrential rain ... TamilNet,

Tsunami causes major catastrophe along East coasts Dec 25, 2004
Unconfirmed reports say that a sudden rise in sea-level along the Batticaloa-Amparai coast, a phenomenon known as tsunami, has created a major catastrophy in ... TamilNet,

Flash floods in Lanka threaten tsunami victims Jan 1, 2005
15 camps were evacuated to high ground in the eastern Amparai district, 350 km from the capital Colombo, which bore the brunt of the tsunami devastation on ... Indian Express,

Tamil Tigers 'drafting children' Jan 13, 2005
The UN agency said later on Thursday that the girls in Amparai had now ... resources that Unicef could be better using to help children affected by the tsunami. ... Journal of Turkish Weekly,

Martin resists Tamil pressure Jan 12, 2005
...of the tsunami. In that respect, there is and always has been only one program contemplated: to fly into Colombo and then visit the DART in Amparai," Mr. Reid ... The Globe and Mail,

Colombo tries to shift blame on mishandling Annan Jan 9, 2005
...on Tsunami Disaster, the UNDP office in Colombo in its official request dated January 3, for an itinerary, had proposed that Annan visit Hambantota, Amparai ... TamilNet,

Desperately waiting for DART to deliver Jan 9, 2005
...hundreds of patients from the hard-hit region have been bringing their tsunami horror stories ... The troops plan to set up camp in Amparai before they begin work. ... The Globe and Mail,

Gruelling trip doesn't faze DART Jan 11, 2005
No one in an eight-vehicle convoy heading to help tsunami victims in the hard-hit Amparai region had the wrench needed to get a flat tire off a trailer. ... The Globe and Mail,

Resilience impresses delegate Jan 12, 2005
One of the worst-hit towns was Kalmunai, in Amparai province on the east coast, which had suffered monsoonal rains before and after the tsunami, he said ... The Age (subscription),

TRO Provides Relief To Tsunami Victims: Urgent Nee Dec 30, 2004
Tsunami has taken its death toll with TRO too; they lost seven of its 84 ... packed with relief materials were sent to Batticaloa, four to Amparai district, four ... TamilNet,

Destroyed bridges, causeways compound relief crisis in east Jan 3, 2005
Yet there was no way to rescue even seriously injured people from several areas marooned by the Tsunami in Batticaloa and Amparai. ... TamilNet,

Kilinochchi sends releif, medicine, doctors to Amp Dec 29, 2004
...from Kilinochchi with emergency supplies and a lorry load of medicine along with fifty doctors for relief operations on the Tsunami devastated Amparai coast. ... TamilNet,

India, Lanka plan SAARC tsunami detector Dec 30, 2004
The President said that 24,633 persons had perished in the tsunami in Sri ... were lorries from my home town (Gampaha near Colombo) in Amparai," Kumaratunga said. ... Hindustan Times,

Lanka Tsunami death toll close to 12,000: Dec 28, 2004
...[World News]: Colombo, Dec 27 : The toll in the devastating Tsunami that swept ... Ratnayake said the worst affected areas were the Eastern Amparai and Kalmunai ... New Kerala,

Sri Lanka Muslims ride tide of faith after tsunami Dec 30, 2004
...if you were one of the thousands who ... when Sunday's tsunami struck the ... Kalmunai lies in the heart of Amparai district, where the Liberation Tigers of Tamil ... Reuters AlertNet,

45 Lankan doctors perish in tsunami disaster Dec 28, 2004
...and eastern Sri Lanka were missing and presumed ... in the tsunami tragedy that ... The worst affected area was the eastern district of Amparai where 8,308 people ... Hindustan Times,

Tsunami provides political opportunties Jan 5, 2005
Amparai area said: "We are not looking at this disaster in terms of Tamils, Muslims or Sinhalese. Our concern is only with people hit by the tsunami. ... World Peace Herald,

DART headed to Sri Lanka for tsunami relief Jan 3, 2005
Team to Sri Lanka on Thursday to join the huge international tsunami relief effort. ... recommended that the DART be deployed in the vicinity of Amparai, Sri Lanka ... Calgary Herald,

Tsunami death toll rises to 11,500 in Lanka Dec 27, 2004
Colombo, Dec 27 (UNI) The toll in the devastating Tsunami that swept across ... Brig Ratnayaka said the worst affected areas were the Eastern Amparai and Kalmunai ... Deepika,

NorthEast death toll nears 10,000, Amparai badly h Dec 28, 2004
Most parts of Amparai are difficult to reach by land and relief supplies have to be ... 6 or 7 boats belonging to our fishermen are left usable after the tsunami. ... TamilNet,

Tsunami destroyed 271 schools in North East Dec 31, 2004
...the opening date for January 10 following Tsunami disaster, education ... of Jaffna, Mullaitivu, Killinochchi, Vavuniya, Mannar, Kalmunai, Amparai, Batticaloa and ... TamilNet,

Tsunami binds Sri Lanka Jan 2, 2005
After the tsunami disaster, the old wounds took time to heal with the Tamils ... Out of the 29,755 dead, Amparai, Batticaloa and Trincomalee in the embattled East ... Deccan Herald,

Authorities Hinder Help to Tsunami Affected Region Dec 30, 2004
...stop trucks with aid cargo at Habarana junction, which links Amparai, Batticaloa and ... of Sinhalese with relief materials to be distributed among tsunami victims ... TamilNet,

Devastating tidal wave ... more than 13,000 in southern Asia Dec 26, 2004
Yesterday’s tsunami is the country’s worst natural disaster. ... By yesterday evening, the official death toll for Amparai was 900, for Batticaloa 300 and ... World Socialist Web Site,

High profile visits speed up Lankan relief Jan 6, 2005
The tsunami of December 26 had ravished two thirds of Sri Lanka's coastline. "Warehouses are being created in Galle and Amparai in collaboration with the Sri ... Hindustan Times,

Doctors hampered by lack of equipment Jan 2, 2005
...frustration marks Australian surgeon David Young's face as he inspects rows of patients at Amparai District Hospital, in Sri Lanka's most tsunami-ravaged region ... The Age (subscription),

Lanka needs to rebuild 100,000 houses Jan 6, 2005
...were completely destroyed in the December 26 tsunami attack, said US Senator Mary Landrieu after visiting the affected areas in Galle and Amparai on Thursday. ... Hindustan Times,

Batticaloa refugees face epidemic hazard Dec 29, 2004
Tigers for aiding relief and rescue work in the Tsunami devastated region. ... said Mr. E. Kousalyan, head of the LTTE political division for Batticaloa-Amparai. ... TamilNet,

Canadians' mission fraught with peril Jan 5, 2005
The Amparai region consists mainly of jungle and rice paddies, with a dusty town ... Unlike refugees created by war, the tsunami victims have not been driven to ... The Globe and Mail,

A firsthand look at catastrophe Jan 12, 2005
...team made its first forays into communities along the tsunami-stricken east ... Disaster Assistance Response Team from its inland headquarters at Amparai into the ... The Globe and Mail,

External aid yet to reach Vanni Dec 27, 2004
Until Sunday night 11 417 persons injured by the Tsunami were admitted ... displaced in the districts of Jaffna, Mullaithivu, Trincomalee, Batticaloa and Amparai. ... TamilNet,

Saudi Aid Given to All Survivors Jan 8, 2005
...were given for rehabilitation programs in the tsunami-affected areas. ... Colombo, Batticaloa, Pottuvil, Hambantota, Mullaitivu, Trincomalee, Jaffna and Amparai. ... MENAFN,

Cricket's medico takes in a team Jan 1, 2005
...doctors, answering a plea for help from the Sri Lankan Cricket Board, has arrived in the country's worst hit area, Amparai, on the tsunami-ravaged east coast. ... Sydney Morning Herald (subscription),

Sri Lanka's death toll rises to 30,229 amidst pour Jan 4, 2005
Sri Lanka's official death toll aftermath of the tsunami disaster today rose to ... According to the Social Services Ministry statistics, Amparai district was the ... TamilNet,

Big wave of words, pictures from Southeast Asia Jan 5, 2005
...hope to begin to correct the painfully obvious lack of tsunami detection information ... buried in a single grave in Sammanthurai in the Amparai district, Eastern ... Toledo Blade,

Lanka toll crosses 11,500 Dec 27, 2004
...official death toll in Sunday's tsunami has crossed the 11,500 mark, with the highest number of deaths reported from the eastern Amparai district, according to ... The Hindu,

Five thousand ... in Kalmunai, urgent appeal for Dec 27, 2004
More than five thousand seven hundred people were ... by the Tsunami waves along the Amparai coast, officials at the Department of Social Services said ... TamilNet,

Lankan officials confirm 2485 deaths in tidal wave disaster Dec 26, 2004
Defense Ministry has confirmed the death of 2484 people in the tsunami tidal wave ... the official death toll till Sunday evening was 491, in Amparai, it was 900 ... Hindustan Times,

Vanni TNA MPs oppose army take over of refugee cam Jan 6, 2005
...pointed out that there are problems in Trincomalee, Batticaloa and Amparai as TRO has ... to ensure better co-ordination in providing relief to Tsunami victims in ... TamilNet,

Charities Debate When to Say They Have Enough Jan 8, 2005
Monica nightclub manager who is organizing a benefit for tsunami relief next ... In the Amparai district, for example, where 185,000 families are displaced, many ... Los Angeles Times (subscription),

Relief efforts intensify Dec 29, 2004
...officials said that 7,911 people were ... or missing just in Amparai, a city on ... is now the biggest single factor in determining whether the tsunami will claim ... Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,

Picking up life in bits and pieces Jan 5, 2005
...eight-year-old Rafika, Jaleel High School in Sainthamaruthu in eastern Amparai district is a home away from her home which has been devastated by the tsunami. ... Deccan Herald,

Tidal wave wreaks death and destruction throughout Sri Lanka Dec 28, 2004
The tsunami struck the entire eastern and northern coastal belt of the island as ... The Sri Lankan military estimates the death toll at 2,183 in Amparai; 586 in ... World Socialist Web Site,

I'm ready to shake hands with LTTE: Kumaratunga Jan 1, 2005
...asked whether her shaking hands with two LTTE cadres in Amparai hinted at ... up an early warning system to deal with possible recurrence of tsunami-like disasters ... NDTV.com,

Sri Lanka confirms 13,054 death Dec 28, 2004
13,054 bodies of persons who had perished in last Sunday's tsunami disaster in ... Rauff Hakeem, who had just come back from the worst affected Amparai district in ... Hindustan Times,

UNDP assists government's emergency relief efforts Jan 1, 2005
...of the worst affected districts of Trincomalee, Batticaloa, Amparai and Matara. ... Disaster Management Center (NDMC) has also launched a Tsunami disaster website ... Sunday Observer,

Church World Service Deploys Regional Teams, Sends $900,000 in ... Dec 29, 2004
The tsunami also swept across the low-lying islands that make up the Maldives ... up to 2.5 km long) in places like Trincomalee, Batticaloa, Amparai, Matara, and ... Reuters AlertNet,

US ship with 1500 Marine troops to arrive in Colombo Jan 1, 2005
Initially the operation shall be launched in the worst-hit Amparai, Trincomalee, Jaffna and ... ... and over 100 were missing in aftermath of the tsunami in Sri ... Deepika,

Floods hamper relief in Sri Lanka Jan 1, 2005
...that the death toll in Sri Lanka due to last Sunday's tsunami was nearly ... that initially the operation would begin in the worst hit Amparai, Trincomalee, Jaffna ... Washington Times,

Medair dispatch emergency medical kits and water drilling ... Dec 30, 2004
Lanka today to begin a rapid assessment mission around Amparai on the ... The 26th December earthquake caused massive 'tsunami' tidal waves, bringing widespread ... Reuters AlertNet,

UN did not want Annan to visit LTTE areas, says Lanka Govt Jan 9, 2005
...the itinerary for Annan, and that itinerary had visits to Hambantota, Amparai and Trincomalee ... was not against UN officials visiting any of the tsunami-hit areas ... Hindustan Times,

Food aid exposes the West's uncharitable charity Jan 14, 2005
AMPARAI, SRI LANKA -- If you lived out here in the remote southeast of Sri Lanka and hadn't heard of the tsunami, you might easily convince yourself that ... The Globe and Mail,

2nd Japanese medical relief mission arrives in Colombo Jan 5, 2005
...will arrive Thursday in the eastern Sri Lankan city of Amparai, where the first Japanese relief mission comprising 20 members have been treating tsunami victims ... Japan Today,

400 marooned kids starve in Pottuvil Dec 27, 2004
Muslim area of Pottuvil in Eastern Sri Lanka when the tsunami struck on Sunday ... The roads and bridges having been washed out, many places in Amparai district are ... Hindustan Times,

Death toll exceeds 80,000 in Asia Dec 30, 2004
In Sri Lanka, government officials said that 7,911 people were ... or missing just in Amparai, a city on the east coast. ... “The last recorded tsunami has been ... Aspen Times,

Feuds stall Sri Lanka aid Jan 3, 2005
So far, the problems do not involve Amparai district in southeastern Sri ... other essential materials from outstations for distribution to tsunami victims through ... The Globe and Mail,

Ottawa plans to bump up aid, extend changes to immigration Jan 5, 2005
...also asked that Canada help Asian countries set up a tsunami early-detection ... Canada is sending its Disaster Assistance Response Team to the Amparai district in ... The Globe and Mail,

Church World Service Regional Teams Deployed to Aid in South Asia ... Dec 29, 2004
The tsunami also swept across the low-lying islands that make up the Maldives. ... up to 2.5 km long) in places like Trincomalee, Batticaloa, Amparai, Matara, and ... Reuters AlertNet,

Indians bring 200 mt of relief to Trincomalee Jan 4, 2005
Speaking to Hindustan Times after a tour of the tsunami-hit districts of Galle, Amparai, Batticaloa and Trincomalee, the Indian High Commissioner Nirupama Rao ... Hindustan Times,

Thousands ... as tidal waves wreak hovoc to islands and ... Dec 26, 2004
The tsunami also swept across the low-lying islands that make up the ... and peninsular coastal regions), in the east (Batticaloa, Thirukovil, Amparai, Trinco and ... Reuters AlertNet,

UN provides relief worth millions to Sri Lanka Jan 1, 2005
...and technical support since last Sunday when the devastating tsunami struck the ... to the worst affected districts of Trincomalee, Batticaloa, Amparai and Matara. ... TamilNet,