Tsunami news for Galle, Sri Lanka

Love on the beach is back in tsunami-hit Sri Lanka 24 Jan 2005
...but sure sign that life in a country reeling from last month's tsunami catastrophe is ... Sunil, the only lover among a dozen or so by the Galle Face promenade ... Reuters AlertNet,

Netherlands to help re-float Diya Kovula 24 Jan 2005
...very effective in channelling Dutch private funds to re-build the Galle City in the South of Sri Lanka, which was destroyed following the tsunami on December 26 ... Daily News,

Maritime museum damaged by tsunami 24 Jan 2005
Caught up in the destruction of the tsunami was the Maritime Museum in Galle which suffered partial damage to property and irreparable damage to 75 per cent of ... Iranian Cultural Heritage News Agency,

Harikrishna wins tsunami charity match 24 Jan 2005
...parents for the Solar Chess Tournament in Chennai over the January 22-23 weekend, said that two young chess players from Galle were among the tsunami victims. ... Chennai Online,

Tsunami's Toll on Kids Being Calculated 24 Jan 2005
In Sri Lanka's port of Galle, 15-year-old Dinesh Kumar still wakes up crying and shouting in ... "Whenever I think of my school, I think of the tsunami, I relive ... Kansas City Star (subscription),

Tsunami collection largest in diocesan history & St. Philip youth ... 24 Jan 2005
Along the road from Colombo to Galle we saw entire villages leveled. ... CRS has pledged $25 million for tsunami relief and has personnel on the ground in all 12 ... South Texas Catholic,

Sri Lanka urges Tourists to return 24 Jan 2005
The seventh UNESCO World Heritage Site – the Dutch Fort which is situated at the tsunami-affected Galle area, remained undamaged. ... ASIATravelTips.com,

World Heritage Sites Not Spared From Killer Waves 24 Jan 2005
...of these tsunami-damaged cultural sites, and will be sending an assessment team to determine the amount of work needed. Sri Lanka's coastal town of Galle was ... Inter Press Service (subscription),

Caribbean news. Caribbean news. Caribbean news. 24 Jan 2005
December 26 tsunami, state-run media reported Monday. The mission, which includes 16 doctors, arrived at the southern coastal Sri Lankan city of Galle on ... Jamaica Observer,

Hansard Editor's car found in Akurala lime pit 24 Jan 2005
...a distance of four kilometres their car was washed away and disappeared in the tsunami. ... to Akurala, a long stretch of abandoned lime pits by the Galle Road. ... Daily News,

Students have fun with fundraising 24 Jan 2005
...canvassed friends and family to raise more than $6,000 to help tsunami survivors. ... Kendrick Lewis, Cate Galle and Maha Hoque each raised more than $300, so they ... Toronto Star,

In time tourism will recover from tsunami Jan 23, 2005
Here is a picture of how some countries struck by the tsunami are affected ... Amangalla hotel, built behind a 17th-century Dutch fort in the popular city of Galle. ... Kansas City Star (subscription),

US military begins to leave tsunami-stricken region Jan 23, 2005
At a women’s college in Galle, Seabees and engineers demolished two damaged buildings and moved 250 cubic yards of rubble to clear space for future ... Stars and Stripes,

Ports operations to run smooth Jan 23, 2005
...and other essential items intended to rebuild the nation devastated by the tsunami. ... in charge of all operational functions in Colombo, Galle and Trincomalee to ... Daily News,

Colombo will mislead the world on aid distributio Jan 23, 2005
...the government is distributed to the southern Sri Lanka, to Galle, Matara and ... has asked the LTTE representatives to be in the government's tsunami relief task ... TamilNet,

SRI LANKA: The politics of tsunami aid Jan 23, 2005
Surprisingly, a sturdy mosque remains intact having withstood the tsunami onslaught. ... a part of a US logistic base in the southern city of Galle, for operations ... Green Left Weekly,

Lankan govt invites Amritanandamayi to bless tsunami victims: Jan 22, 2005
...and provide "spiritual healing" to those affected by the tsunami and bring ... to visit Batticaloa, Ampara, Trincomalaee, Jaffna, Hambanthota, Galle and Matara ... New Kerala,

More Bermuda tsunami relief funds pour in Jan 23, 2005
...acres, lie near the village of Galgodawatte in the Galle district, where ... Shortly after the devastating tsunami, MarketPlace donated $20,000 towards the charity ... Royal Gazette,

And now the hard part Jan 23, 2005
The tsunami crushed and grounded 18,500 fishing boats in Sri Lanka alone - about 80 ... capital city of Colombo and the battered southern city of Galle are eager ... NorthJersey.com,

Four weeks on, tsunami-hit countries still reeling from ... Jan 23, 2005
...will be allowed only limited redevelopment after both were obliterated by the tsunami. ... was lost at the southern Sri Lankan port district of Galle while at ... Turkish Press,

Kids show resilience in aftermath Jan 6, 2005
..."I saw big waves come falling over walls and houses," says Gathmini Vihanga Vithanage, a third-grader in Galle, "Tsunami destroyed everything in my house ... ... Christian Science Monitor

Not His Fault Jan 22, 2005
In memory of Tatta (Papa) David, a tsunami victim: When I served in the Peace Corps in Sri Lanka in 1991, I lived with a Buddhist family near Galle. ... Winston-Salem Journal,

Tsunami aid reveals India's growing power Jan 21, 2005
GALLE, Sri Lanka - Earlier this month, the Bonhomme Richard, a Navy helicopter carrier, was steaming ... 26 tsunami when it suddenly changed course for Indonesia. ... San Jose Mercury News (subscription),

A survivor's diary: 'It is the constant fear that has affected ... Jan 22, 2005
Two girls I know ... in the tsunami. ... Today a friend told me they were expecting another one in Galle - and they ran away from the beach. ... Independent,

Sanchez tours Sri Lankan damage Jan 22, 2005
They also visited the former site of a maternity hospital which had been destroyed by the tsunami and a regional hospital in Galle, Sri Lanka. ... Whittier Daily News,

Rebuilding After The Tsunami Jan 21, 2005
So we're planning to change the landscape of the Galle city. ... with psychological healing, especially in the children now known as the tsunami generation -- some ... KXAN-TV,

Battle couple help restore tsunami-devastated village Jan 21, 2005
...launching a charity to help a Sri Lankan community devastated by the tsunami. ... The village, three miles south east of Galle, was almost completely destroyed and ... Rye & Battle Observer,

Football stars to mark tragedy Jan 22, 2005
A MELBOURNE initiative to rebuild the tsunami-hit Sri Lankan city of Galle, including its famous cricket ground, is gathering pace. ... Melbourne Herald Sun,

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,

Water Board cleans wells in tsunami areas Jan 21, 2005
...and Drainage Board has coordinated the cleaning up of 3855 wells in tsunami affected areas ... Jaffna is 545 in addition to 425 in Kalutara, 390 in Galle, 272 in ... Daily News,

* Renovation and reconstruction of hospitals to begin next month Jan 23, 2005
23, Colombo: Renovation and reconstruction of hospitals in Galle, Matara, Hambantota ... The tsunami has completely destroyed 41 hospitals and medical centers and ... Colombo Page,

India gets thumbs up for relief in Sri Lanka Jan 21, 2005
...port and the IAF flew dozens of sorties to evacuate over 600 people from Galle, Ratmalana and Trincomalee where transport links were snapped by the tsunami. Hindustan Times,

Navy starts pulling back ships Jan 21, 2005
NEW DELHI: Just under a month after the tsunami struck the Indian coast, the Navy ... INS Taragiri at Galle port and INS Jamuna at Trincomalee will be leaving from ... Indian Express,

'If you really want to help - come back' Jan 21, 2005
I have realised after travelling nearly 2,000 miles across the tsunami-affected regions ... month, the popular coastline and beaches from Negombo to Galle will be ... Telegraph.co.uk,

The YMCA of Greater Montreal Launches its Tsunami Reconstruction ... Jan 20, 2005
...refugee camps. - By mid-January the Galle YMCA is working to establish a childcare centre for orphans of the tsunami. - The YMCA ... CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse),

Sri Lanka investigates alleged case of Jan 12, 2005
...an alleged attempt to sell two children orphaned by last month's tsunami, a police ... and 13, in Balapitiya, near the hard-hit southern city of Galle, said police ... Charleston Gazette,

Tragedy draws men back to Sri Lankan homeland Jan 22, 2005
After the earthquake and the tsunami, Dawood had to come. ... "I remember the villages, the towns, the train, the buses at Galle station.". ... Dallas Morning News (subscription),

* Undergrads complain to Kofi Annan about LTTE threats Jan 23, 2005
IUSF members had launched a labour campaign to clear, restore and reconstruct schools in the tsunami-affected areas of the Colombo, Galle, Kalutara, Hambantota ... Colombo Page,

Foreign tsunami victims' bodies exhumed in Sri Lanka for DNA test Jan 20, 2005
26 tsunami while another 100 are thought to be missing. The bodies found in Unawatuna, the popular beach resort in Galle, were dispatched to the capital of ... Xinhua,

Georgian documents tragedy of tsunami Jan 18, 2005
A train crash in Sri Lanka caused by the tsunami ... at least 1,000 people. ... rescue workers dispose of bodies in a makeshift mass grave in Galle, Sri Lanka ... Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription),

Coping with Disaster: Tsunami Jan 17, 2005
...was a neighbor, her cousin's brother, who had been driving from Galle to the ... a passenger train running along the Sri Lankan coast, was crushed by the tsunami. ... Oklahoma Daily,

Student shares account of tsunami disaster Jan 20, 2005
The quake, which measured 9.0 on the Richter scale, triggered a tsunami. ... She went to Galle, one of the worst hit cities on the southern coast, where her family ... The Ithacan

Response to tsunami appeal 'wonderful' Jan 19, 2005
...the items had been shipped to Colombo in Sri Lanka and received at Galle by the ... Estate Agents in Barnstaple will be doing their bit for the tsunami appeal by ... North Devon Gazette & Advertiser,

Daily Routine After The Tsunami Jan 20, 2005
The tsunami turned simple lives upside down. Now a Buddhist temple near Galle, Sri Lanka is what about 100 families share as a home. ... KXAN-TV,

Tsunami toll reaches 175,000: Jan 17, 2005
...[World News]: Galle (Sri Lanka), Jan. 17 : Sri Lanka's tsunami death toll shot up on Monday as officials said the more they cleared up, the more bodies they ... New Kerala,

Tsunami toll passes 175,000 Jan 17, 2005
In a brief visit to a village near Galle, in southern Sri Lanka, US Deputy Defence ... Mr Wolfowitz is touring the countries worst hit by the Indian Ocean tsunami. ... Radio Australia,

SLEEPY TOM MISSED TRAIN TO TRAGEDY Jan 21, 2005
...schoolboy Tom Dinsdale from almost certain death in the devastating Asian tsunami. ... rails and completely destroyed by the sheer force of the water near Galle. ... Isle of Wight County Press,

Tech alumnus, victim of tsunami, is named Jan 18, 2005
26. Chandra Wijesundera was with his wife and youngest son when a train they were on in Galle, Sri Lanka was struck by a tsunami wave. ... Roanoke Times,

The place to take your half-term hols Jan 21, 2005
...had prepared him for the physical difficulties of visiting the tsunami area but ... In one school in the southern fishing port of Galle, 400 children ... out of a ... Hampstead Express,

Netherlands to reconstruct Galle, Kankesanthurai ports Jan 17, 2005
The first vessel after the tsunami entered the Galle port last Friday carrying cement. Officials said the tsunami had caused severe ... Daily News,

Mission Accomplished; Indian Naval Ships returning to base Jan 21, 2005
Jan 21 (UNI) Having successfully carried out relief operations in Tsunami-hit Sri ... While INS Taragiri, presently at Galle port, and INS Jamuna, at Trincomalee ... Deepika,

Team aids tsunami relief Jan 20, 2005
...the tsunami. Harry Smith from CBS morning show interviewed the team. We have come back to Colombo, the capital, for the night. We will be going south to Galle ... Huntington Herald,

Asia Emergency Statement No. 3 Jan 21, 2005
...affected areas of the country including Batticaloa, Trincomalee, Matara, Galle, Jaffna, Ampara ... of the camps set up immediately following the tsunami; of those ... Reuters AlertNet,

Tsunami death toll tops 175,000 Jan 17, 2005
In a lightning visit to a small village in Galle, in southern Sri Lanka, US ... said Wolfowitz, who is touring the countries worst hit by the Indian Ocean tsunami. ... Al-Jazeera.Net,

Three weeks on, politics and bureaucracy hit tsunami aid effort Jan 17, 2005
Touring tsunami-devastated areas of Sri Lanka, US Deputy Defence Secretary Paul Wolfowitz ... of US marine operations in the southern town of Galle, Wolfowitz said ... Turkish Press,

Secrets of tsunamis not easily revealed Jan 17, 2005
...the coast of Sri Lanka, one near Galle in the south and another near Trincomalee in the northeast, may have played major roles in the tsunami's behavior, Liu ... Seattle Post Intelligencer,

Tsunami Toll Jumps By 5,000 Jan 17, 2005
...(AP) Indonesia increased its tsunami death toll by ... in seeing that people are fed," said Morris, who earlier visited the badly hit southern port city of Galle. ... CBS News

Tsunami toll now tops 175,000 Jan 17, 2005
Galle, Sri Lanka, January 17: Sri Lanka's tsunami death toll has shot up as officials say the more they clear up, the more bodies they find. ... Indian Express,

Wolfowitz Lauds Sri Lanka Tsunami Recovery Jan 17, 2005
GALLE, Sri Lanka — US Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz (search) said ... relief to reconstruction three weeks after the devastating tsunami (search) and ... FOX News

UPDATE 1-Murali calls for more aid for tsunami fishermen Jan 18, 2005
...visited 10 emergency relief camps during a two-day tour around Galle, Matara, Tangalle and ... XI against a World XI in a fundraising match for tsunami victims in ... Reuters,

Murali calls for more aid for tsunami fishermen Jan 18, 2005
...the south coast with team mates to hand out aid to tsunami victims. ... visited 10 emergency relief camps during a two-day tour around Galle, Matara, Tangalle and ... Daily Times,

Rush to adopt tsunami orphans Jan 18, 2005
...his two granddaughters to foreigners after their mother was ... in the tsunami. ... In the southern town of Galle, Thalawe Dhamma Joti, a saffron-robed Buddhist ... Daily News (subscription),

World leaders visit tsunami disaster area Jan 17, 2005
...joined others in a minute of silence to remember the victims of the tsunami. ... US Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz surveyed the damage in Galle, in the ... Xinhua,

Tsunami silver lining seen for war on malnutrition Jan 17, 2005
Morris toured the historic southern city of Galle on Saturday, which was all but flattened by the tsunami save for a 17th century Dutch fort, and said he was ... Indian Express,

Sri Lanka inundated with tsunami adoption requests Jan 18, 2005
In the southern town of Galle, Thalawe Dhamma Joti, a saffron-robed Buddhist monk, sat ... were happy with their family of two children until the tsunami struck. ... Taipei Times,

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

Sri Lanka death toll from Tsunami still rising Jan 19, 2005
When the tsunami hit Sri Lanka there was little of that country's coastline that wasn ... In the southern fishing port of Galle, damaged fishing boats line the coast ... ABC Online,

Srilanka, Tsunami toll now tops 175,000 Jan 17, 2005
...[Srilanka News]: GALLE, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka's tsunami death toll has shot up as officials say the more they clear up, the more bodies they find. ... Keralanext,

Asia Tsunami Death Toll Tops 175,000 Jan 17, 2005
GALLE, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - The number of people ... in Asia's tsunami disaster soared past 175,000 on Monday after Sri Lanka raised its death toll, while ... Metro Toronto,

Wolfowitz: US role in tsunami relief winding down Jan 17, 2005
GALLE, Sri Lanka — Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz said Monday that Sri ... relief to reconstruction three weeks after a devastating tsunami and help ... MarineTimes.com,

5,000 more tsunami victims Jan 17, 2005
...to discuss distribution of food to tens of thousands of tsunami-affected people in ... said Morris, who earlier visited the badly hit southern port city of Galle. Philadelphia Daily News (subscription),

Wolfowitz Ends Visit As Indonesia Raises Tsunami Toll By 5,000 Jan 17, 2005
...to discuss distribution of food to tens of thousands of tsunami-affected people in ... said Morris, who earlier visited the badly hit southern port city of Galle. ... TheDay,

Hope amid devastation Jan 17, 2005
...signs of the destructive nature of the tsunami. We fol- lowed the path of destruction through Morutawa, Ambalangoda and Hikkaduwa, all the way down to Galle. ... The Malaysia Star,

Murali hits the road again Jan 19, 2005
...of Murali's appalling driving skills along the famously dangerous Galle Road, a ... a children's charity trip and narrowly escaping the giant tsunami waves that ... CricInfo.com,

Recovery of tsunami-affected countries lies on tourists — PATA Jan 17, 2005
...hit districts of Sri Lanka include: Ampara, Hambantota, Galle, Kalutara, Matara ... of Thailand’s tourism destinations were untouched by the tsunami and remain ... Manila Bulletin,

UM students talk about tsunami crisis Jan 18, 2005
...said. Colombo is located approximately 100 miles north of Galle, one of the many regions hit by the Dec. 26 tsunami. According to ... Daily Mississippian,

Amazing response to tsunami appeal Jan 17, 2005
...his pupils' response to the tsunami appeal when they produced several aid boxes in less than 24 hours which are now on their way to people in the Galle area of ... Biggleswade Today,

Michigan Blues to Help Bring Health Care Relief to Tsunami Victims Jan 17, 2005
...the upfront corporate donation of $500,000 will go directly to the tsunami relief efforts ... will be used to provide health care to the Sri Lankan town of Galle.". ... dBusinessNews Detroit (press release),