Tsunami news for Hambantota, Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan Tsunami Rehabilitation Plan Under Fire 24 Jan 2005
It will house 6,000 families from the southern coastal town of Hambantota who lost their homes to the tsunami, triggered by a 9.0 magnitude undersea quake that ... Turks.US

Sri Lankan reconstruction irks Muslims 24 Jan 2005
HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka -- A Sri Lankan government plan to build entire new towns for homeless tsunami victims has infuriated Muslims unwilling to live in mixed ... World Peace Herald,

Tsunami reconstruction begins between hopes and delays 24 Jan 2005
...a common programme with the government to provide relief to the tsunami victims in ... The symbolic launch of the plan occurred in Hambantota, 230 kilometres south ... AsiaNews.it,

Snags hamper mission of mercy 24 Jan 2005
...the owners told Mowlana about a vegetable vendor badly injured after being caught in the waves when the tsunami consumed a marketplace in Hambantota, about 15 ... MSNBC

* Opposition leader "shocked" by President's statements 24 Jan 2005
...years. The President had made the comment at a meeting in Hambantota to inaugurate a housing scheme for tsunami survivors. Mr. Wickremesinghe ... Colombo Page,

* Only a Constitutional change can postpone the presidential ... 24 Jan 2005
Last Wednesday in Hambantota, President Kumaratunga said there would be no election for the next five years due to the need for rebuilding after the tsunami. ... Colombo Page,

Housing projects for Hambantota tsunami victims Jan 18, 2005
A large number of government and Non Government Organisations, have agreed to reconstruct houses devastated by tsunami catastrophe in the Hambantota District. ... Daily News,

SRI LANKA: The politics of tsunami aid Jan 23, 2005
Surprisingly, a sturdy mosque remains intact having withstood the tsunami onslaught. ... In Hambantota town in the south, the survivors we spoke to say that a ... Green Left Weekly,

Singers' Guild to help tsunami refugees Jan 23, 2005
Council Auditorium to draw up a programme to serve the displaced people by the tsunami disaster ... The inaugural program will be held on January 15 in Hambantota. ... Daily News,

Norwegian FM starts post-tsunami peace mission to Sri Lanka Jan 21, 2005
HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka - Norwegian Foreign Minister Jan Petersen on Friday toured Sri Lanka’s ... the start of a three-day visit focused on post-tsunami aid and ... Khaleej Times,

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

Roads, rails, rebel area in Sri Lanka tsunami plan Jan 21, 2005
26 tsunami, which ... more than 226,000 people, 38,000 of them in Sri Lanka ... Some towns are being moved to new locations, including Hambantota, the devastated ... New Zealand Herald,

Sri Lanka told: use tsunami aid for civil war displaced, too Jan 21, 2005
...“We were hoping that the tsunami […] would lead ... a new electric railway system, highway improvements and development of the ports at Hambantota and Oluvil. Radio Netherlands,

Water Board cleans wells in tsunami areas Jan 21, 2005
Drainage Board has coordinated the cleaning up of 3855 wells in tsunami affected areas ... 425 in Kalutara, 390 in Galle, 272 in Matara, 336 in Hambantota and 99 ... Daily News,

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

Fist step to rebuild tsunami stricken nation commences from ... Jan 18, 2005
...catastrophe. The total number of houses engulfed by the tsunami in the Hambantota district alone totals up to 6,463. The following ... Daily News,

'They lost everything... but we have everything in Sabah' Jan 21, 2005
...and whatever problems we have here are nothing compared to the mass tsunami deaths," Lee ... its vast membership to stay at least one year in Hambantota to provide ... Daily Express,

Sri Lanka turns attention from playing to helping Jan 23, 2005
Sri Lanka were touring New Zealand when the tsunami struck and they returned home when they ... The Hambantota Cricket Club alone lost seven players in the disaster ... The Australian,

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

Tsunami-ravaged town reborn in forest Jan 19, 2005
Hambantota, Sri Lanka - Raking through the shattered remains of this once bustling ... Lanka's south-east coast, survivors of last month's tsunami are desperate to ... Independent Online,

Tsunami-ravaged Sri Lankan town reborn -- in a forest Jan 19, 2005
HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Raking through the shattered remains of ... Sri Lanka's southeast coast, survivors of last month's tsunami are desperate ... Reuters AlertNet,

Oxfam Update #14 of 20th January Jan 21, 2005
Plans are being drawn up in all the tsunami hit countries where we are ... Hygiene packs and 3500 buckets were distributed over the weekend in Hambantota and 2500 ... Reuters AlertNet,

UPDATE 1-Murali calls for more aid for tsunami fishermen Jan 18, 2005
HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka spinner Muttiah Muralitharan has called for ... south coast with team mates to hand out aid to tsunami victims. ... Reuters,

Sri Lanka kicks off post-tsunami rebuilding plan Jan 19, 2005
...under Kumaratunga's participation in Hambantota which is one of the country's 14 administrative districts devastated by the Dec. 26 tsunami tidal waves attack. ... Xinhua,

Tsunami-Ravaged Sri Lankan Town Reborn -- In A Forest Jan 19, 2005
HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka - Raking through the shattered remains of this once bustling ... Sri Lanka's southeast coast, survivors of last month's tsunami are desperate ... Planet Ark,

Murali calls for more aid for tsunami fishermen Jan 18, 2005
HAMBANTOTA (Sri Lanka): Sri Lanka spinner Muttiah Muralitharan has called for greater support for ... south coast with team mates to hand out aid to tsunami victims ... Daily Times,

Tsunami stories: Resort free base for relief workers Jan 20, 2005
...on a charity single to aid victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami, organisers say ... Hambantota, once a bustling fishing and trading hub on Sri Lanka's southeast coast ... New Zealand Herald,

Lanka launches tsunami recovery as Norway revives peace moves: Jan 19, 2005
President Chandrika Kumaratunga initiated the plan in the southern tsunami-battered town of Hambantota, calling for ethnic and religious unity to rebuild the ... New Kerala,

Asian Tsunami Disaster Jan 19, 2005
...the Dec. 26 tsunami in Hambantota, about 220 kilometers, 138 miles, south of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2005. In a ... Yahoo News

Coping with Disaster: Tsunami Jan 17, 2005
...student, elaborated on the feelings of international students during the aftermath of the tsunami. ... “I was not able to connect to his home in Hambantota. ... Oklahoma Daily,

Sri Lanka to build 15 new towns in tsunami zone Jan 17, 2005
...built. Several towns were severely damaged by the tsunami, with some, like Hambantota in the south, virtually wiped off the map. ... ABC Online,

Muralitharan 'shocked' by plight of tsunami victims Jan 18, 2005
...fishermen after visiting the country's south coast to hand out aid to tsunami victims. Murali said he was "deeply shocked" after visiting Hambantota, a town ... This is London,

Plan Sri Lanka commits Rs. 1 billion for tsunami relief Jan 20, 2005
US $ 10 million) has been allocated for tsunami relief work ... Much of the work will be in the Hambantota district, where Plan has had a development program since ... Daily News,

Disaster relief is the focus of Norway talks, but peace is the ... Jan 21, 2005
26; Hambantota in the Sinhalese south and Mullaitivu on the northwestern coast ... it looked increasingly fragile in the weeks before the tsunami equally devastated ... Khaleej Times,

* No elections for the next five years as tsunami recovery ... Jan 20, 2005
...for five years as the tsunami recovery operation underway in the country. Addressing the launching of the Nation’s rebuilding project in Hambantota she said ... Colombo Page,

Ames Man Describes Tsunami Relief Effort As Life-Changing Jan 19, 2005
Cross to Sri Lanka earlier this month said helping the tsunami victims has been a life-changing experience. Ron Matthews is working around Hambantota, and has ... Iowa Channel.com,

Norway pledges one billion Kroner for re-construction Jan 21, 2005
Gunatilleke reporting from Hambantota. The Norwegian Parliament has approved one (1) billion Norwegian Kroner (150 US$ million) to the tsunami hit countries in ... Daily News,

* Organisation signs agreements with groups interested in "Helping ... Jan 19, 2005
Organisations that have signed agreements with "Helping Hambantota" include the Sri Lanka ... and Janasarana Praja Sathkara Sevawa; Bekt Tsunami Rehabilitation and ... Colombo Page,

Tsunami Survivors Will Be Rehabilitated Suitably, Says Jan 19, 2005
He said he would like to preserve the partly damaged Fort Mosque in Hambantota as a monument of the tsunami attack on the island. ... Al-Jazeerah.info,

* Maha Sangha tour with Prime Minister in Hambantota Jan 19, 2005
Mahinda Rajapaksa says the milieu created by the tsunami disaster should ... Prime Minister made this observation while touring the Hambantota district yesterday ... Colombo Page,

Oxfam Tsunami Emergency Appeal: Situation Update Jan 17, 2005
...packs and 3500 buckets have been distributed in another part of the Hambantota district ... If they were not directly hit by the tsunami they were not eligible for ... Scoop.co.nz (press release),

Norway pledges continuous support Jan 21, 2005
Petersen toured some of the tsunami-hit areas including Hambantota to assess relief and reconstruction needs. He was accompanied ... Daily News,

Tsunami death toll rises to over 226,000 Jan 19, 2005
...safer future," said fisherman MJ Raseek, a resident of Hambantota who planned ... assistance, while Indonesian officials told donors that the tsunami would likely ... Reuters,

S.Lanka peace tied to tsunami Jan 20, 2005
Lankan government launched reconstruction in the devastated town of Hambantota, on the ... Annan from visiting their territory during a post-tsunami tour earlier ... Reuters,

Let's join hands and rebuild the Nation from the ashes of tsunami Jan 19, 2005
Kumaratunga in a historic ceremony yesterday launching the US$3.5 billion recovery drive from Siribopura in Hambantota said the tsunami tragedy should be a new ... Daily News,

Tsunami aid battle key to Sri Lankan peace and politics Jan 19, 2005
...“The tsunami didn’t wash ... the ambitious $3.5 billion reconstruction programme that was launched on Wednesday in the devastated southern town of Hambantota. ... Daily Times,

Tsunami Toll Remains Elusive Jan 20, 2005
...built as part of a plan to resettle thousands of families in palm-fringed, southeastern Hambantota district — one of many areas battered by the tsunami. ... CBS News

Sri Lanka cut short domestic season after tsunami Jan 18, 2005
...would be abandoned after a request made by clubs affected by the tsunami. ... Hambantota Cricket Club, a south coast club pushing hard for promotion in Division 2 ... Reuters,

Shocked Murali calls for more aid for tsunami fishermen Jan 18, 2005
...the south coast with team mates to hand out aid to tsunami victims. ... the World Food Programme, said he was "deeply shocked" after visiting Hambantota, a fishing ... Reuters,

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,

Shocked Murali calls for more aid for tsunami fishermen Jan 18, 2005
...the south coast with cricket teammates to hand out aid to tsunami victims. ... the Black Caps, said he was "deeply shocked" after visiting Hambantota, a fishing ... Stuff.co.nz,

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

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

* Rajapaksa says Sri Lankan people are stronger after the tsunami ... Jan 20, 2005
Group�, who put up an improvised shelter in his electorate of Hambantota when the ... More than 90,000 houses were damaged in the tsunami disaster, 75 percent of ... Colombo Page,

Monks fly out to tsunami relief camps Jan 20, 2005
...hit Sri Lankan coastal towns and inland communities such as Trincomalee and Hambantota. ... you can send a cheque, made payable to 'ISKCON Tsunami Flood Appeal' to ... This Is Hertfordshire,

Doctor aids Asian tsunami survivors Jan 20, 2005
...coast, all the way down to the Ampari, and the people in Hambantota, in towns ... After a layover in Bangkok, Thailand, he proceeded to the tsunami-torn nation’s ... Chester Observer Tribune,

* Erik Solheim sees destruction caused by tsunami Jan 19, 2005
...to assess the damage to the coastal belt caused by the December 26 tsunami. ... is expected to tour towns, cities and villages in both the Hambantota and Mulaitivu ... Colombo Page,

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

ISKCON sends European volunteers to tsunami afftected areas Jan 19, 2005
...volunteers on a trip to Sri Lanka to help the tsunami victims ... hardest-hit Sri Lankan coastal towns and inland communities including Trincomalee and Hambantota. HindustanTimes.com UK edition,

Norway to continue support Sri Lanka's rebuilding: officials Jan 21, 2005
...the Norwegian delegation flew by helicopter over devastated regions of southern Sri Lanka and visited Hambantota, a town totally damaged by the tsunami. ... People's Daily Online,

CARE Sri Lanka Update: Shifting from relief to rehabilitation to ... Jan 21, 2005
Psychosocial support: Survivors of the tsunami have suffered great loss and severe trauma. ... Shelter: In Hambantota District in southeastern Sri Lanka ... Reuters AlertNet,

Oxfam Tsunami Emergency Appeal: Situation Update Jan 20, 2005
330 international and local Oxfam staff working in the tsunami region, as well ... packs and 3500 buckets were distributed over the weekend in Hambantota and 2500 ... Scoop.co.nz (press release),

Tsunami help from rugby Jan 17, 2005
Lankan villages - Beruwela, Hambantota and Ampara – for fishermen and their families on the south and east coasts who lost everything when the tsunami struck ... Planet Rugby,

Monks help with tsunami relief effort Jan 17, 2005
...including Trincomalee and Hambantota. Unlike the food from many of the other aid agencies, ISKCON provides hot meals. You can help tsunami victims in India by ... Watford Observer,

Murali hits the road again Jan 19, 2005
We travelled back with heavy hearts, hoping, like the fishing folk of Hambantota, that as the tsunami becomes old news, people around the world will not forget ... CricInfo.com,

Sri Lanka: the day the tsunami devastated Hambantota Jan 16, 2005
...following article is an eyewitness account from a resident of Hambantota, the south coast Sri Lankan town that was severely damaged by the December 26 tsunami. ... World Socialist Web Site,

No elections for next five years, says President K Jan 19, 2005
...on Wednesday while addressing the gathering after ceremonially launching the post-tsunami rebuilding plan in Kajuwatta in the Southern Hambantota district. ... TamilNet,

* Plan Sri Lanka responds positively Jan 17, 2005
The tsunami tragedy has changed these plans completely, stated the press release ... medicines and vaccines for use nationwide and, for Hambantota district, supply ... Colombo Page,

Fifth Saudi Relief Plane Arrives in Sri Lanka Jan 17, 2005
...been arriving in droves at the flooded salt pans near Hambantota, a lake ... Princess Viharamahadevi, who according to local legend survived a tsunami that washed ... Al-Jazeerah.info,

Senses, Sand Dunes Helped Tsunami Animals Escape Jan 17, 2005
..."All the animals appear to have fled before the tsunami struck," he ... people in Sri Lanka and virtually obliterated the fishing town of Hambantota, near Yala. ... PEJ News,

* President Kumaratunga in South to commence reconstruction work Jan 18, 2005
The tsunami destroyed 80,000 houses throughout the country, 10,000 of which were in Batticaloa and 6463 of which were in Hambantota. ... Colombo Page,

* Update: President Kumaratunga speaks at "Rebuilding the Nation" ... Jan 19, 2005
...at the inauguration of the "Rebuilding the Nation" program at Gonnoruwa, Hambantota, today, Ms. Kumaratunga also pointed out that the tsunami disaster has ... Colombo Page,

'Bounce Back Sri Lanka' coming soon Jan 22, 2005
Bentota, Hikkaduwa, Galle, Unawatuna, Koggala, Matara, Nilaveli, Hambantota, Tangalle, Yala ... of the unique tourism attracted unaffected by the tsunami with a ... Sunday Observer,

No elections for five years, says Lanka Prez Jan 20, 2005
...precedence over everything else,� she told a public meeting in Siribopura in the southern district of Hambantota, one of the worst affected by the tsunami. ... Hindustan Times,

CARE Sri Lanka Update Jan 21, 2005
Psychological support: Survivors of the tsunami have suffered great loss and severe ... Shelter: In Hambantota District in southeastern Sri Lanka, CARE has worked ... CARE USA (press release),

Confidence amid chaos Jan 18, 2005
Entire villages, such as the destroyed southeastern one of Hambantota, will be rebuilt in ... of other groups to build a village to resettle tsunami victims, said ... Pioneer Press (subscription),

Global death toll hits 226,000 Jan 19, 2005
In Sri Lanka, residents of a tsunami-ravaged town packed up and left - ready to ... a safer future," said fisherman MJ Raseek, a resident of Hambantota who planned ... Gulf Daily News,

President presents Action Plan for Rebuilding Nation Jan 17, 2005
...process will be inaugurated on January 19 at Hambantota after laying the foundation for the construction of housing schemes for the tsunami affected people in ... Daily News,

Over 600 children in South destitute in Tsunami aftermath - Survey Jan 11, 2005
...or dependents to the tsunami tidal wave according to a report based on a survey carried out in Welfare Centres of the South. The Hambantota district has been ... Daily News,

UN lifts travel ban on aid workers in Indonesia Jan 18, 2005
...in Aceh, ground zero of the December 26 earthquake and tsunami disaster which ... a new housing scheme in the ravaged southeastern town of Hambantota to inaugurate ... Channel News Asia,

Annan hopes tsunami relief will boost peace in Lanka Jan 9, 2005
...hopes that the inter-ethnic cooperation which he saw in tsunami-hit Sri ... between the Tamils, Sinhalas and Muslims, which he saw in Hambantota and Trincomalee ... Hindustan Times,