Tsunami news for Andaman, Indian

'Disabled in Andamans worst hit by tsunami': 24 Jan 2005
...[India News]: New Delhi, Jan 24 : Disabled people in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands are the worst hit in the Dec 26 tsunami, as they could not escape to high ... New Kerala,

Tsunami-hit south Indians move on with their lives: 24 Jan 2005
Signs of the morning dawning again after a dark night. The first wedding after the tsunami, on the devastated Andaman and Nicobar Islands. ... New Kerala,

After living for centuries by the sea, tribes move inland 24 Jan 2005
...always in sight," said Thomas Philip, chieftain of Mus village on Car Nicobar island, hit worst by the tsunami on the Indian archipelago of Andaman and Nicobar ... National Indigenous Times,

Tsunamis cause hundreds of people to become disabled 24 Jan 2005
24 (Xinhuanet) -- Last month's tsunami disaster in Thailand's six southern Andaman provinces has caused about 800 victims to become disabled, the Department of ... Xinhua,

Mangrove forests seen as life-savers in tsunami 24 Jan 2005
...by the tsunami, was much better, with only about 20 percent destruction. India:“Areas that had mangroves suffered the least destruction. In the Andaman and ... MSNBC

World Vision Puts Special Focus on Children, Vulnerable Population ... 24 Jan 2005
...in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. In Indonesia, where World Vision has helped distribute WFP food to 27,000 people, the agency’s team in tsunami-ravaged ... Christian Post,

Jayalalitha, Pawar discuss tsunami relief: 24 Jan 2005
...discussed relief measures for tsunami victims with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayaram Jayalalitha here Sunday. Pawar, who arrived here from Andaman and Nicobar ... New Kerala,

Emerging Hope from Heaps of Devastation 24 Jan 2005
Air Force planes carrying relief materials used Myanmar and Thailand territories to reach to the Andaman and Nicobar ... Will the tsunami tragedy be a wake-up call ... Navhind Times,

INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT PROVIDES RELIEF MATERIAL FOR TSUNAMI ... 24 Jan 2005
...immediately responded and organised the relief on humanitarian grounds for tsunami affected people ... could be sent to the worst affected people in Andaman and Car ... Press Information Bureau (press release),

Tsunami- Is it a quake or a flood? 24 Jan 2005
...in Andaman and Nicober, Tamil Nadu, Pondichery, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh was very low," the insurer said. Insurers are now thinking of citing Tsunami and ... Chennai Online,

Tsunami to cost Thai tourism USD$780m 24 Jan 2005
The Indian Ocean tsunami is likely to cost Thailand's lucrative tourism industry ... the giant waves slammed into Thailand's picture-postcard Andaman Sea coast on ... e-Travel Blackboard (press release),

Tsunami to cost Thai tourism about $780 million 24 Jan 2005
LANGKAWI, Malaysia, Jan 24 (Reuters) - The Indian Ocean tsunami is likely to ... when the giant waves slammed into Thailand's picture-postcard Andaman Sea coast on ... Reuters AlertNet,

UConn Professor Helps Thailand's Fishing Industry 24 Jan 2005
..."The impact has been in six provinces and 490 villages along the Andaman Sea coast ... Myanmar, hundreds of whom are believed to have ... in the tsunami but will ... Hartford Courant (subscription),

Quakes spark wave panic 24 Jan 2005
...quakes, centred in the Bay of Bengal, near the Andaman Islands. The earthquake was centred about 360 miles northwest of the epicentre the tsunami quake that ... The Sun,

IAF base in Car Nicobar to be rebuilt 24 Jan 2005
The strategic Indian Air Force (IAF) station at Car Nicobar in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, washed away in the December 26 tsunami, will be rebuilt within six ... Kerala Online,

Phangnga to get artificial reefs 24 Jan 2005
Resources Department plans to place 700 artificial reefs off the Andaman coast in Phangnga's Takua Pa district, in a bid to revive the tsunami-wrecked coral ... Bangkok Post,

Turtle found nesting in Campbell Bay: 24 Jan 2005
...for relief operation on January 21, operational in-charge of Andaman and Nicobar ... Nicobar group of islands, were either submerged or destroyed by the tsunami. ... New Kerala,

Commentary by Mark Creech 24 Jan 2005
Dozens of churches in India's Andaman and Nicobar islands have either disappeared or been irreparably damaged by last month's tsunami. ... Agape Press,

Rumours send people fleeing their homes 24 Jan 2005
People believed the rumour because they had been fearful since the tsunami ... thousands ... an earthquake centred in the Bay of Bengal, near the Andaman islands ... Bangkok Post,

[goawebnews] 24 JAN 2005: GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS 24 Jan 2005
23 handed over relief materials worth Rs.17 lakh to the Andaman and Nicobar Island administration in order to distribute the same to the Tsunami hit areas. ... GoaCom,

Taipei government officials to provide financial support to ... 24 Jan 2005
...at continuing to provide more support to the victims of the tsunami disaster that ... a poem that she wrote, called "Forever by Your Side—Andaman." The poem ... Taiwan Headlines,

It's brightening for Bajaj Electricals in Q3 24 Jan 2005
Rs 5 crore to assist disaster relief efforts in the coastal areas of Tamilnadu, Andhra Pradesh, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands that were hit by the tsunami . ... News Today,

Goa sends Rs 17 lakh aid to Andaman tsunami victims Jan 23, 2005
Panaji Jan 23: The state government has send goods worth Rs 17 lakh to the tsunami victims of Greater Andaman. The goods consists ... Navhind Times,

Andaman tsunami toll rises to 1,205 with 5,531 missing [India News ... Jan 9, 2005
Chennai, Jan 9 The tsunami toll in Andaman and Nicobar islands has risen to 1,205 while 5,531 persons, including fishermen, have been declared missing. ... Webindia123,

Special Teams rushed to Andaman, tsunami toll nears 10,000: Jan 4, 2005
...unable to access those remote islands due to devastation caused by tsunami. An official statement said the situation in various islands of Andaman and Nicobar ... New Kerala,

Orissa to send relief for Andaman tsunami victims: Dec 26, 2004
News]: Bhubaneswar, Dec 27 : Orissa will fly food packets and other essential items for people in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands hit by Sunday's tsunami. ... New Kerala,

Andaman tsunami loss put at Rs 1000 cr. Jan 2, 2005
2. (PTI): The tsunami has caused a total loss of property worth about Rs 1000 crores in the Andaman and Nicobar islands and the damage caused to the port alone ... The Hindu,

India scours the seas for Andaman's tsunami victims Jan 5, 2005
...scoured the seas for thousands of bodies still missing in the tsunami-hit Andamans on ... The death toll in the Andaman and Nicabar isles was 832 while the number ... Borneo Bulletin,

India-Thailand come together to gather Blood for tsunami victims: Jan 23, 2005
People from Thailand have also contributed. This blood will be sent to Andaman Nicobar, which has been badly affected by tsunami," said Santokh Singh Chawla. ... New Kerala,

A little order in rebuilding Jan 23, 2005
...leaders alike spent a short time marvelling at how the tsunami actually cleaned ... The entire Thai Andaman region and tourist officials in Bangkok are pleading ... Bangkok Post,

Man rescued 25 days after tsunami Jan 23, 2005
He was discovered by the Indian navy on a remote island in the Andaman and Nicobar islands. Michael Mangal was first sucked into ... UTV,

In time tourism will recover from tsunami Jan 23, 2005
Here is a picture of how some countries struck by the tsunami are affected ... Tourism Authority of Thailand plans to begin a $25 million Save Andaman campaign and ... Kansas City Star (subscription),

Navy took some time before mobilising its personnel for relief: Jan 22, 2005
The Navy took some time to realise the gravity of the Tsunami before it ... On hearing the initial reports of damage at Andaman and Nicobar islands, the Eastern ... New Kerala,

India Pledges Aid Package for Tsunami Victims Jan 22, 2005
...package for the offshore Andaman and Nicobar Islands, which lie more than 1,200 kilometers east of the mainland and also were hit hard by the tsunami. ... Voice of America

Indian mangroves 'absorbed' tsunami Jan 22, 2005
After the tsunami, authorities in Tamil Nadu state launched a massive forestation ... activity was completely banned in some areas like the Andaman and Nicobar ... The Australian,

Thai children, migrant families to receive UN tsunami food aid Jan 23, 2005
WFP) will provide 20-million-baht in food aid to 8,000 child tsunami victims and 2,000 migrant workers' families in Thailand's six Andaman coastal provinces ... Bangkok Post,

World Vision International Asia Tsunami Response Update - 24th ... Jan 23, 2005
...programs are also continuing, with 7,000 families in the tsunami-affected districts of ... US$600,000 has been committed to relief works in the Andaman and Nicobar ... Reuters AlertNet,

How a tribe of Thai animists listened to the sea, and survived Jan 23, 2005
...chao ley - the Thai term means "water people" - live on the Andaman coast or ... to sell sea cucumbers but had no interest in moving there, even after the tsunami. ... International Herald Tribune,

Canoe races signal revival of Ao Phra Nang tourism Jan 23, 2005
...the province’s tourism industry following last month’s tsunami. Exactly four weeks after massive tidal waves smashed into the Andaman coastline, tourism ... MCOT,

Punjab adopts over 200 tsunami struck families of Andaman & ... Jan 22, 2005
...each of the 209 families of ex-servicemen settlers in Campbell Bay area would be given Rs one lakh as immediate ex-gratia to build their life after the tsunami ... Newindpress,

Area near Port Blair may have sunk, Andaman twisted by quake: Jan 21, 2005
...of the recent disastrous earthquake and the tsunami, officials today said that an area in Port Blair may have sunk by a metre while the Andaman island appear ... New Kerala,

Tourists are few, but beaches fine Jan 23, 2005
Direk Angchotphan, owner of Andaman Resort on Koh Leepeh, said his 60-room resort had been fully booked by foreigners before the tsunami. ... Bangkok Post,

Amarinder won't welcome Punjabi tsunami victims: Jan 21, 2005
Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has no plans to welcome tsunami-hit Punjabi ex- servicemen in Punjab again, who had settled in the Andaman and Nicobar ... New Kerala,

Choir helps Nicobarese refugees get back to life after tsunami:- Jan 21, 2005
...at a relief camp in Merdeen village of Port Blair, capital of Andaman and Nicobar ... islands were among the worst hit by the December 26 tsunami, accounting for ... Webindia123,

Tsunami quake may have activated fault line Jan 20, 2005
...researchers and media warned Thursday the earthquake which triggered the Asian tsunami may have ... that Phuket as well as the whole area (in the Andaman Sea) has ... Borneo Bulletin,

Tsunami relief fund in Manipur:- Jan 21, 2005
Funds were raised for the rehabilitation of the tsunami victims in southern India and Andaman and Nicobar islands. The contributions ... Webindia123,

SSO's plan to set up tsunami fund opposed by workers Jan 21, 2005
...establish a tsunami fund with the Office of Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion to support businesses in Thailand's six southern Andaman provinces affected ... MCOT,

Building begins on first permanent housing for tsunami survivors Jan 21, 2005
PHUKET, Jan 21 (TNA) - Less than four weeks after massive tsunami waves smashed into Thailand's southern Andaman coastline, the government today officially ... MCOT,

Tsunami caused topographical changes Jan 21, 2005
New Delhi, Jan 21 (UNI) The quake that led to the killer tsunami has caused mild topographic changes in the Andaman Islands, according to the Department of ... Deepika,

Tsunami 'ghosts' spook superstitious Thais Jan 21, 2005
BANGKOK — In superstitious Thailand, many think ghosts are wandering tsunami-hit beaches, spooking taxi drivers, making the Andaman Sea hungry for more ... Washington Times,

TAT warns of 1.02 bln USD damage to tourism industry Jan 23, 2005
...tourism industry could lose over 40 billion baht (1.02 billion US dollars) unless tourismin the six Andaman provinces affected by last month's tsunami picks up ... Xinhua,

Swept up in the future Jan 21, 2005
The indigenous people of the Andaman Islands survived the tsunami but are struggling under a human wave from India. Hamish McDonald reports from Port Blair. ... Sydney Morning Herald (subscription),

Famous Corbyn Cove beach in tsunami hit Andamans devastated:- Jan 21, 2005
...: World famous Corbyn Cove beach in Andaman and Nicobar bears a deserted look even three weeks after it was battered by tsunamis. ... "After tsunami I found not ... Webindia123,

Divers help clean battered coral reefs Jan 23, 2005
...since the tsunami. Led by the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources, the divers map the damage, thought to be, at most, 20 per cent of the Andaman Sea ... The Age (subscription),

'Is God playing dice with us?' Jan 23, 2005
...caused by this tsunami, perhaps the worst in recorded history. Kerala, my home state and Tamil Nadu, the neighboring state, along with the Andaman and Nicobar ... Hernando Today,

The Caritas tsunami relief effort: Over 200 million Euro collected ... Jan 21, 2005
The death toll of the Asiatic tsunami on 26 December 2004 has risen to over ... island of Sri Lanka, the province of Tamil Nadu in India, the Andaman and Nicobar ... Reuters AlertNet,

After tsunami, some Asian diners fear what their fish ate Jan 21, 2005
...in the Andaman Sea to show there were no human remains inside. BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - The US military - the largest group helping tsunami survivors - will ... St. Petersburg Times,

Fish fears prompt menu change in Tsunami zone Jan 21, 2005
...bellies of tuna, sea bass and other fish caught in the Andaman sea to ... feast in the northern Penang state, where most of Malaysia's 68 tsunami deaths occurred. ... Alaska Highway News,

Moderate jolts Andaman and Nicobar; Thousands panic Jan 20, 2005
Thousands are leaving the Andaman and Nicobar islands in panic as they feel the place is no longer safe for living in the post-tsunami scenario even as the ... Deccan Herald,

Italy to join meeting on tsunami warning system in Phuket Jan 22, 2005
...his country would take part in an international conference on tsunami warning system ... of Phuket, which was among the country's six southern Andaman provinces hit ... MCOT,

Tsunami victim rescued after 25 days Jan 22, 2005
...victim of last month's tsunami dressed only in his underwear was rescued after surviving alone for 25 days on a flattened island in India's Andaman and Nicobar ... Japan Today,

In The Spring Of Charity Jan 22, 2005
The indigenous inhabitants of Andaman and Nicobar islands may not be able to see sense in the tragedy that struck them in the guise of the tsunami (Little, Big ... Outlookindia.com,

Spreading supplies -- and the word Jan 22, 2005
...his 14,500 "native missionaries" in India, Sri Lanka and the Andaman Islands are ... Then came the tsunami, "a phenomenal opportunity" to provide ministry and care ... Grand Forks Herald,

Indian Island Believers Show Faith Despite Tsunami Devastation Jan 21, 2005
...which was destroyed the tsunami in Mus village in the badly devastated Car Nicobar island, located near the southern part of the Indian Andaman's and Nicobar ... Christian Post,

Moderate intensity quake hits North Andaman: Jan 21, 2005
...quake occurred off the west coast of North Andaman islands tonight giving shivers to the people reeling under the impact of the recent tsunami disaster. ... New Kerala,