Tsunami news for Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

Photojournal: Tsunami family goes home 24 Jan 2005
It is almost a month since the Indian Ocean tsunami devastated Sri Lanka's coastline ... a Sri Lankan family back to its home in the eastern Batticaloa district. ... BBC News,

Tea with the Tamil Tigers 24 Jan 2005
...the rumors are true that the Tamil camps are being shortchanged in tsunami aid and ... are faring, compared to the ones we've seen around Batticaloa and Trincomalee ... Salon (subscription)

Temporarily fixed Eastcoast causeway reopens 24 Jan 2005
Transport on the main coastal road between Kalmunai and Batticaloa resumed Monday, almost a month after the Tsunami ripped off sections of two causeways in ... TamilNet,

Former resident a big name in tsunami relief 24 Jan 2005
The tsunami disaster has given us a new role, as we have been involved ... physical presence in Ampara (most other organizations were located in Batticaloa up the ... The Lacombe Globe,

Sri Lanka urges Tourists to return 24 Jan 2005
The tsunami damages were largely contained in the northern and eastern coastal areas of Ampara, Batticaloa, Trincomalee and Galle. ... ASIATravelTips.com,

Weekdays at 4:45 PM on Radio 990 in Manitoba 24 Jan 2005
...itself, but rather of the havoc wreaked on the country's infrastructure by the tsunami. ... The doctors spent most of their time at a camp near Batticaloa, on Sri ... CBC Manitoba,

....ADB too lends a helping hand 24 Jan 2005
Community Development Project (NECDEP) was about to start implementation in the eastern districts of Ampara, Batticaloa and Trincomalee when the tsunami struck ... Daily News,

Amparai undergrads receive finanancial support 24 Jan 2005
Batticaloa-Amparai district LTTE commander Ram, Amparai district LTTE Head of Political section, Kuyilinban ... "Amparai has been badly hit by the tsunami and a ... TamilNet,

Theva's Dream: A Relief Mission to Sri Lanka 24 Jan 2005
...cities of Kandy and Colombo, then as Circuit Superintendent for Batticaloa and Kalmunai ... Ten days later the now infamous Tsunami struck the east coast of Sri ... Spencerport Westside News,

SRI LANKA: The politics of tsunami aid Jan 23, 2005
...by Sri Lanka's President to hand over the management of tsunami welfare centres in ... Sleepy little village-towns like Batticaloa now have traffic jams full of ... Green Left Weekly,

Canadian army gives water, health care to Pandiruppu Jan 23, 2005
...army told TamilNet Sunday, explaining their mission in Tsunami devastated Pandiruppu, a densely populated town by the coast 38 kilometres south of Batticaloa. ... TamilNet,

Lankan govt invites Amritanandamayi to bless tsunami victims: Jan 22, 2005
...nation and provide "spiritual healing" to those affected by the tsunami and bring ... to come for a few days specifically to visit Batticaloa, Ampara, Trincomalaee ... New Kerala,

Following a tsunami's wake Jan 22, 2005
15 hours back through a monsoon, then to Tamil-controlled Batticaloa — eventually filing 20 ... cleared six full pages of the Monday paper for tsunami stories as ... Toronto Star,

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

Commandos turn ministering angels Jan 22, 2005
...to collect rations from their 14 bases stretched from Batticaloa to Panama to feed displaced persons until relief supplies arrived.While tsunami waters lashed ... Sunday Observer,

Star helps forgotten victims of tsunami Jan 21, 2005
Galle and Batticaloa have become household names in the west because of the graphic images ... the TV cameras spent much of the first week of the tsunami disaster. ... Suffolk Evening Star,

Inter-University students federation assist tsunami affected ... Jan 21, 2005
...aid of tsunami affected students will be carried out from January 20 to 24 in the districts of Kalutara, Galle, Matara, Hambantota, Trincomalee, Batticaloa and ... Daily News,

* Renovation and reconstruction of hospitals to begin next month Jan 23, 2005
Batticaloa districts will commence next month, a media release issued by the Ministry of Healthcare, Nutrition and Uva Wellassa Development said. The tsunami ... Colombo Page,

Asia Emergency Statement No. 3 Jan 21, 2005
...moved out of the camps set up immediately following the tsunami; of those ... We have completed the registration of separated children in Batticaloa, Ampara and ... Reuters AlertNet,

* Undergrads complain to Kofi Annan about LTTE threats Jan 23, 2005
...to clear, restore and reconstruct schools in the tsunami-affected areas of the Colombo, Galle, Kalutara, Hambantota, Ampara, Batticaloa and Trincomalee ... Colombo Page,

Oxfam Update #14 of 20th January Jan 21, 2005
Plans are being drawn up in all the tsunami hit countries where we are ... Oxfam is committing itself to assisting in restoring the Batticaloa town water supply ... Reuters AlertNet,

Charity raises £50,000 for tsunami appeal Jan 20, 2005
18 years ago to give Sri Lankan orphans a better education, has raised almost £50,000 for survivors of the Boxing Day tsunami. The Batticaloa Under-Privildged ... Harrow Times,

Team aids tsunami relief Jan 20, 2005
Many have suffered both physical and psychological effects of the tsunami. ... Our team has assisted the Batticaloa authorities in designing a new surveillance ... Huntington Herald,

Pace of relief operations in East slow- UNP Jan 22, 2005
...led by Karu Jayasuriya, comprising former Ministers P. Dayaratne and AHM Azwer also visited Batticaloa to ascertain the destruction caused by the Tsunami. ... TamilNet,

Canadian charity focuses on elderly victims of the Asian Tsunami Jan 18, 2005
...with the Free Methodist Church of Canada, will be working to provide much needed support in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka. Assistance to the Tsunami victims will be ... Canada NewsWire (press release),

Oxfam Tsunami Emergency Appeal: Situation Update Jan 20, 2005
330 international and local Oxfam staff working in the tsunami region, as ... Oxfam New Zealand’s Water Programme Manager, have working in the Batticaloa area of ... Scoop.co.nz (press release),

Doctor/Reporter Covering Tsunami Jan 20, 2005
The Tsunami tragedy restores reminders of the old adage -- "But for the Grace of God...". Survivors -- I am spending a week in the town of Batticaloa, on the ... Poynter.org,

Ceylon had its first tsunami experience in 1883 Jan 20, 2005
27 there was a very remarkable ebbing and flowing of the water, observed between the sea and Batticaloa lake at ... Tsunami in Japanese is submarine earthquake. ... Daily News,

Health care aides returning to Sri Lanka Jan 21, 2005
In Batticaloa and the Matara District, they found people who needed immediate care ... giddiness; others told of inability to sleep, fear of another tsunami or of ... Waterbury Republican American,

Team of doctors return from Sri Lanka Jan 21, 2005
...despite the tsunami. Some areas do not have as much access to aid, as the team learned when they accidentally ventured into a part of the Batticaloa region ... Yale Daily News

Getting aid from the warehouse to the homeless in Sri Lanka Jan 19, 2005
...in non-food relief items for 1,500 displaced people in Kallar, which became an island when the tsunami destroyed bridges linking it to Batticaloa and Ampara ... Reuters AlertNet,

Rotary to aid tsunami disaster relief efforts Jan 18, 2005
Set back about 200 meters from the beach behind a garden of trees, the tsunami took this hotel and a plethora of tourists with it. Batticaloa, one of the ... Braintree Forum,

Parents Who Claim Tsunami Baby Lost Papers Jan 17, 2005
...daughter's story from a relief camp where the family has lived since the tsunami. ... has been ill since her rescue, was being treated in a Batticaloa hospital and ... Washington Post,

Top priority to meet nutritional needs of tsunami victims Jan 20, 2005
Batticaloa, Mullaitivu, Kilinochchi and the affected areas of the Western and Southern provinces will receive fresh produce in the coming week. ... Daily News,

Tsunami relief, UNHCR's maiden mission outside caring for war ... Jan 20, 2005
...have either displaced by the North and East conflict or tsunami or both ... January to be distributed in Ampara, Matara, Killinochchi, Jaffna, Batticaloa and Mannar ... Daily News,

Rs. 9 billion for Tsunami food programme Jan 18, 2005
The first consignment of Tsunami welfare coupons ... They were distributed to the Matara districts, Hambantota districts, Ampara, Batticaloa, Trincomalee and Jaffna ... Daily News,

Report on missing tourists in tsunami completed Jan 17, 2005
Association of Sri Lanka (NTGLASL), on missing tourists in the tsunami will be ... on a search mission a week ago to Pottuvil, Arugam Bay, Batticaloa, Panama and ... Daily News,

Rebuilding the Tsunami affected area Jan 17, 2005
...of the coastal belt were severely affected by a tsunami on Sunday, December 26, 2004. * Jaffna, Mullaitivu, Trincomalee, Batticaloa, Ampara, Hambantota, Matara ... Daily News,

Dr. Mona: The Tragedy of Tsunami Jan 18, 2005
...thousand people ... in this hardest hit area of Batticaloa," said Mona Khanna, MD, MPH, Medical Correspondent, CBS 11 News. "Here's why. The Tsunami wave came ... CBS 11,

CALL TO BACK TSUNAMI MEDICAL AID Jan 19, 2005
...medical teams to Sri Lanka within hours of the tsunami devastating the ... in the south and east coast areas around Hambantota, Matara, Batticaloa and Trincomalee. ... Community Newswire,

Hospital workers return from tsunami ravaged area Jan 20, 2005
Villages homes families all torn apart by the force of a tsunami. ... treated some 900 people in two of the hardest hit regions of the country, Batticaloa in the ... WTNH,

Tsunami Appeal dinner Jan 18, 2005
4842 1123. Funds raised are going directly to Batticaloa Hospital in Sri Lanka via Dr Prema Rajendra of Bungendore Medical Centre. Tallaganda Times,

Canadian charity focuses on elderly victims of the Asian Tsunami Jan 19, 2005
Assistance to the Tsunami victims will be required on a long-term basis. ... for homeless victims and the provision of medical supplies in the Batticaloa district. ... TheMatureMarket.com,

UNICEF accuses Tigers of abducting child tsunami survivor: Jan 13, 2005
...accused the Tamil Tiger rebels of abducting a child survivor of the tsunami disaster. ... a 15-year-old girl from a refugee camp in the eastern Batticaloa district ... New Kerala,

Damage to hospitals, health institutions estimated at Rs. 7000m Jan 18, 2005
The tsunami waves damaged 45 hospitals with some of them ... of Galle, Trincomalee, Kalutara, Mulaitivu, Kilinochchi, Jaffna, Batticaloa, Ampara, Hambantota and ... Daily News,

Hope amid devastation Jan 17, 2005
One such town was Vakarai just north of Batticaloa. It was cut off from the outside world by a broken bridge damaged by the tsunami and was only accessible ... The Malaysia Star,

Tsunami Disaster Not Easing Political Tensions in Sri Lanka Jan 13, 2005
...is a civilian administrator with the Tamil rebels in the eastern city of Batticaloa. ... Since the tsunami, he says, the Sri Lankan government has received a lot ... PolitInfo.com,

Tamil rebels recruit tsunami children Jan 13, 2005
...camps. All three children were from eastern Batticaloa and Ampara, among the areas worst hit by the tsunami. Children accounted ... The Herald,

Murali hits the road again Jan 19, 2005
...a children's charity trip and narrowly escaping the giant tsunami waves that ... The players' last convoy to camps around Trincomalee and Batticaloa had revealed ... CricInfo.com,

Life limps back to normality in Batticaloa Jan 16, 2005
Thousands of tsunami affected victims in the Batticaloa district are returning to their homes as Government officials supported by the Security Forces have ... Daily News,

ULL professor stunned by tsunami in his hometown Jan 11, 2005
...at Lafayette's Center for Advanced Computer Studies, is a native of Batticaloa, a small ... 26 tsunami, a huge wall of water churned up by an earthquake or shift ... WBRZ,

Civil Wars Hampers Tsunami Aid Jan 9, 2005
...three people and wounded 34 in Sri Lanka Sunday and tsunami survivors awoke ... The grenade attack occurred during a funeral near the town of Batticaloa, but while ... Newswatch 50,

Three die in a grenade attack on tsunami funeral h Jan 9, 2005
PM when many people were gathered in a funeral of tsunami victims ... Valaichenai Hospital and 3 persons with injuries were admitted to Batticaloa Hospital, Police ... TamilNet,

Desperate couples fight for custody of `Baby 81' Jan 17, 2005
...claim her baby is another nightmare to deal with since the tsunami destroyed her ... has been ill since her rescue, was being treated in a Batticaloa hospital and ... Taipei Times,

Medic heads to war zone Jan 20, 2005
...bed hospital at Batticaloa in a Tamil-held part of the country. “But he has no equipment,� Dr Kirwan said. “A couple of days after the tsunami hit 1500 ... Wodonga Border Mail,

TV coverage of tsunami too much for pub chef Jan 13, 2005
...donated more than $1,000 Sunday during a jam session to help tsunami victims. ... Supramaniyam was shopping at the seaside market in the town of Batticaloa when he ... Stouffville Sun,

Kennewick midwife joins team aiding tsunami victims Jan 12, 2005
Circle of Health will focus on the island's eastern shore, the Batticaloa District. War-ravaged before the tsunami, the area now has about 100,000 people in ... Mid Columbia Tri City Herald,

Sister Teresa really cooking with fund-raiser for tsunami relief ... Jan 11, 2005
The home in Batticaloa, where more than 1,000 people sought help in the wake of the tsunami, was hardest hit. Now, in addition to ... Richmond Times Dispatch,

Tsunami aid: Devil is in the details Jan 10, 2005
...was the region which accounted for about one-third of Sri Lanka's tsunami death toll ... spending the past week in the east coast city of Batticaloa, adjoining the ... Toronto Star,

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

IOM's tsunami relief operations Jan 10, 2005
...programme for displaced persons in selected areas of Ampara, Batticaloa, Matara and ... informed assessments on the impact on communities from the tsunami and the ... Daily News,

Movable temporary houses Jan 18, 2005
...includes dry rations, shelter items, household items and water sanitation facilities, to 130,000 tsunami victims in Ampara, Batticaloa, Trncomalee, Kilinochchi ... Daily News,

Red Cross helps to reconnect families shattered by disaster Jan 18, 2005
Lanka’s east coast, which took the full brunt of the tsunami’s awesome ... the cases Blandford’s colleague found in a prison in Batticaloa, where prisoners ... Red Cross

Tsunami Religious Aid Jan 14, 2005
Ken Hackett came here to encourage tsunami victims and to assess the humanitarian situation. On Thursday (January 13), they visited Batticaloa, a remote region ... PBS

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,

Studying the killer wave for clues Jan 14, 2005
BATTICALOA, Sri Lanka -- Crammed into a humid army barracks for the night, a ... The tsunami survey team had been driving like mad, through territories held by the ... Seattle Post Intelligencer,

Lenders assess tsunami damage in Tamil areas Jan 13, 2005
...part of their "coordinated needs assessment for rebuilding the tsunami-affected parts ... have been escalating in several welfare centres in Batticaloa and Ampara. ... ABC Online,

Tsunami strains relations between Sri Lankan government and Tamil ... Jan 11, 2005
State media reported Saturday that the tsunami had ... top rebel leader ... In the eastern city of Batticaloa, Sinhalese villagers took meals to hundreds of ... San Diego Union Tribune,

Tamil Tigers Recruit Tsunami Children Jan 13, 2005
All three children taken after the tsunami were from eastern Batticaloa and Ampara, among the areas worst hit by the Dec. 26 tsunami. ... Moscow Times (subscription),

* Sambodhi Home reopens Jan 20, 2005
...of some of the most vulnerable people affected by the tsunami. ... directly people affected by the disaster in Hikkaduwa, Batticaloa, Sainthamaruthu, Trincomalee ... Colombo Page,

Hands off tsunami kids, S.Lanka rebels warned Jan 14, 2005
...eastern district of Ampara -- the area hardest hit by the tsunami, where around a ... hundreds of displaced in the eastern rebel stronghold of Batticaloa is still ... Reuters AlertNet,

Capitolan aids relief effort in native Sri Lanka Jan 12, 2005
...the early 1980s. The schools of Batticaloa have been serving as temporary refugee shelters since the tsunami. The village which ... Santa Cruz Sentinel,

God signed name in tsunami, claim clerics Jan 9, 2005
...tsunami struck," Faizeen said, citing locals who have recounted the story. He said he had visited the mainly Muslim Ulvae, near the major town of Batticaloa, ... Sydney Morning Herald (subscription),

Sri Lanka: Child Tsunami Victims Recruited by Tamil Tigers Jan 14, 2005
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) reported Thursday on three cases of children recruited from camps for tsunami survivors in Batticaloa and Ampara ... Reuters AlertNet,

'God signed the tsunami' Jan 11, 2005
He likened the tsunami to the Old Testament account of floods being sent by ... had visited the mainly Muslim Ulvae, near the major town of Batticaloa, and found ... News24,

Japan dispatches experts on tsunami and rehabilitation to Sri ... Jan 13, 2005
The mission will visit ravaged areas of Ampara, Batticaloa, Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu ... will work closely with the donors involved in the tsunami relief and ... Daily News,

‘LTTE recruiting children affected by tsunami’ Jan 14, 2005
The UNICEF had reported three cases of children recruited from camps for tsunami survivors in Batticaloa and Ampara on Sri Lanka's eastern coast, the group said ... Sify,

LTTE recruiting children affected by tsunami: Human Rights Watch Jan 15, 2005
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has reported three cases of children recruited from camps for tsunami survivors in Batticaloa and Ampara on Sri ... Malayala Manorama,

Indonesia: UNHCR assists nearly 12,000 previously-undiscovered ... Jan 14, 2005
...portable warehouses from Colombo to its offices in Trincomalee, Batticaloa and Ampara ... there are still more than 425,000 people displaced by the tsunami, but the ... Reuters AlertNet,

Overlooked tsunami victims: the elderly Jan 11, 2005
After the tsunami, HelpAge has distributed aid packs through the eldest member of ... HelpAge (helpage.org) has brought aid to Galle, Batticaloa, Trincomalee, and ... Christian Science Monitor

CATASTROPHE IN ASIA Hands-on with tsunami disaster Bay Area ... Jan 13, 2005
...when the tsunami stuck. Now, the assistant manager at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk and his wife are helping a small village on the east coast near Batticaloa. ... San Francisco Chronicle,

Navy Sailors Help Restore Hospital Jan 18, 2005
...to restore a hospital in Sri Lanka ravaged by the devastating Boxing Day tsunami. ... clear stagnant water around a Muslim school in the nearby town of Batticaloa. ... The Scotsman,

The tsunami disaster Schools struggle to gather scattered orphans Jan 10, 2005
...in a refugee camp in the nearby town of Batticaloa, dozens of his former classmates scampering about. "Anywhere but there.". Amid stories of tsunami orphans and ... Concord Monitor,

World Focus: Tsunami's 'Baby 81' Jan 16, 2005
She was being treated in a Batticaloa hospital and unavailable for an interview. ... story from a relief camp where the family has lived since the tsunami. ... Richmond Times Dispatch,

Tsunami bore God's name: Muslims Jan 10, 2005
He left Ulva on that Sunday morning -- 15 minutes before the tsunami struck," Faizeen said ... the mainly Muslim Ulvae, near the major town of Batticaloa, and found ... China Post,

Kumaratunga to adopt Tsunami Orphan Jan 11, 2005
Tuesday that seven tsunami children survivors aged between 6 and 12 were found in a house in Karuveppankerni, 2 km north of the eastern Batticaloa district. ... Washington Times,

When initial crisis ends, challenge begins in Sri Lanka Jan 9, 2005
...structure that houses the health agency in the city of Batticaloa, just north ... tiny 70-year-old woman with one name who lost three grandchildren to the tsunami. ... Cleveland Plain Dealer,