Tsunami news for Madras, India

Asian Tsunami Disaster 24 Jan 2005
An Indian tsunami affected Muslim woman (R) looks at a private relief worker as ... grounds of a college in Nagapattinam, some 350kms south of Madras, 17 January ... Yahoo News

Briton is jailed over hoax tsunami e-mails 24 Jan 2005
MADRAS: Con artists are using the Internet to siphon money for tsunami relief by mass mailing pleas worldwide from fictional tsunami survivors begging for ... Gulf Daily News,

Phishers target tsunami donations 24 Jan 2005
Commissioner S. Balu of the cyber unit of the Madras police said. India's home ministry has directed people wanting to give money for tsunami relief to ... The Age (subscription),

Brief panic as quake jolts Madras 24 Jan 2005
The east coast of India, where Madras is located, was badly hit by the Dec 26 tsunami, which was caused by a stronger earthquake off the coast of Indonesia. ... Daily Times,

Quakes spark wave panic 24 Jan 2005
...line as the Boxing Day quake that caused the devastating tsunami. Panic briefly spread through the streets of the Indian coastal city of Madras after residents ... The Sun,

Indonesian quake causes panic 24 Jan 2005
Indian coastal city of Madras Monday, but no damage or injuries were reported there. The east coast of India was badly hit by the Dec. 26 tsunami, which was ... CBC Montreal,

A World of Help 24 Jan 2005
...week raised its calculation of the national death toll from the tsunami to more ... 15-17 in New Delhi, Bombay, Madras, Calcutta and Jakarta among a random sample ... TIME

League Resumes On Wednesday 24 Jan 2005
Competitors at the Chennai open tennis tournament in Madras, capital of the tsunami-State of Tamil Nadu, will donate their earnings from the event. ... AllAfrica.com,

Girls in Indian in Rotary exchange program 24 Jan 2005
The tsunami that devastated southeast Asia did not hamper plans to send two local high ... The girls left Thursday for Chennai (formally known as Madras), India. ... Washington Observer Reporter,

World Briefings 24 Jan 2005
...there was little damage, no reported injuries and no new tsunami. Panic briefly spread through the streets of the Indian coastal city of Madras after residents ... New York Times

Rumours send people fleeing their homes 24 Jan 2005
...believed the rumour because they had been fearful since the tsunami ... thousands ... through the streets of the Indian coastal city of Madras after residents ... Bangkok Post,

Workshop on great flood 24 Jan 2005
...for the tsunami victims in Asia. Schools throughout the Carlisle Diocese made pieces for the large rainbow. It will be sent to the link diocese of Madras this ... News & Star,

UW students, staffers remember tsunami victims Jan 23, 2005
The tsunami was different. ... India who was interviewed on his way to the memorial, said the family of a friend of his lost their home in Madras in southeastern ... The Casper Star Tribune,

Indian mangroves 'absorbed' tsunami Jan 22, 2005
...forests - the local residents continue to fish just as they did before the tsunami. ... officer in charge of the forests, about 220km south of Madras, the capital ... The Australian,

Student drowns in tank Jan 23, 2005
Police said R Karthick, a student of the Madras Christian College and his friends arrived here a couple of days back and visited a few tsunami-affected areas. ... Deepika,

After tsunami, the bureaucratic battle begins Jan 22, 2005
...old engineer who lives 220 miles away in Madras, has made the all-day trip to this tiny coastal town in southern India three times since the Dec. 26 tsunami. ... Dallas Morning News (subscription),

Tsunami orphan welcome in NS home Jan 21, 2005
...that the 7-year-old boy’s mother perished in the tsunami last month. ... Venkataraman and their older daughter, Chantel, 12, spoke with Aravind in Madras, India. ... Woonsocketcall.com,

'Madras Theatre' to stage drama Jan 22, 2005
...on January 14 was cancelled as a mark of respect to the tsunami victims. Visiting dramatist and Tamil actor AR Srinivasan officially opened Madras Theatre, at ... Gulf Daily News,

Swept up in the future Jan 21, 2005
Three weeks ago, the Indian Ocean tsunami smashed into their last refuge, a designated ... Though linked now by jet to Madras and Kolkata, 1200 kilometres to the ... Sydney Morning Herald (subscription),

UN finishes disaster relief pact Jan 21, 2005
Indian laborers shift a lamp post with the help of bamboo and rope in the tsunami hit fishing village of Nagapattinam, around 325km south of Madras, yesterday. ... Taipei Times,

South Indian fishing villages devastated by tsunami Jan 18, 2005
Cuddalore, a coastal district 175 kilometres south of Madras, the Tamil Nadu state capital, was one of the areas worst affected when the tsunami hit India’s ... World Socialist Web Site,

Edina couple survives tsunami Jan 20, 2005
26 while visiting relatives in the city of Madras, in southern India ... That something terrible was the underwater earthquake and subsequent tsunami that brought ... Edina Sun Current,

Tsunami thaws nuclear chill Jan 19, 2005
By the time the Canadian offer was transmitted, the Indian nuclear reactor north of Chennai (formerly Madras) in tsunami-hit Tamil Nadu state had already been ... Toronto Star,

Relief reaches Aceh tsunami survivors Jan 18, 2005
...as her family picked up a TV set, cardboard boxes and suitcases to be loaded onto the crowded MS Nancowry, headed for the tsunami-hit city of Madras in the ... Reuters,

Calcutta to host second cricket tsunami benefit match Jan 20, 2005
...disaster. Mani said the tsunami had a devastating impact on the city of Madras, also known as Chennai, and surrounding areas. "It ... SLAM! Sports,

Tsunami and nu-reactors: Myth & reality Jan 18, 2005
Q: Was another tsunami likely to hit Chennai and was there some radioactive leakage? ... The unit-1 of Madras Atomic Power Station(MAPS), Kalpakkam. ... Mid-Day Mumbai,

HC slaps Rs 5000 fine for wasting it's time: Jan 20, 2005
...[India News]: Madurai, Jan 20 : The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court today ... to pay Rs 5000 each towards Chief Minister's relief fund for Tsunami victims. ... New Kerala,

TSUNAMI SUFFERING TOUCHES PUPILS’ HEARTS Jan 20, 2005
...at Hensingham Primary School in Whitehaven have raised £900 for the tsunami appeal by ... Hope hanging which will be sent to churches in the Madras diocese, which ... Whitehaven News,

Sports Digest Jan 4, 2005
Olympic Committee will donate $1 million for disaster relief following the tsunami-earthquake in ... A sports memorabilia auction in Madras, India, raised $22,200. ... Chicago Daily Southtown,

PIME tsunami campaign to assist Andaman Islands Jan 20, 2005
...in the villages in the Kalpakam area, near Tamil Nadu’s capital of Chennai (formerly Madras). ... Clearly specify that it is for Tsunami Emergency Asia S 100. ... AsiaNews.it,

Members of TSAM joins Tsunami Relief at New Kalpakkam Jan 17, 2005
Mr Rinzin Dorjee, the president of Tibetan students’ association of madras { TSAM } when ... day is to remake their cricket pitch which was deserted by Tsunami. ... Phayul,

Fund-raiser aids tsunami victims Jan 19, 2005
...and devastating trip to India that included the southern coast of Madras and Pondicherry ... for a fund-raising event, dinner and auction for the tsunami victims. ... New Brunswick Home News Tribune,

Animals sensed tsunami and fled Jan 16, 2005
The December 26 tsunami ... 10,714 people in India and more than 168,000 across ... at a wetland called Point Calimere, about 380km south of Madras, capital of ... Daily Telegraph,

Stouffville mission helping forgotten tsunami victims Jan 19, 2005
500 families in south India, particularly in smaller villages around Madras, and 500 families in Sri Lanka recover from the ravages of the tsunami that hit ... Stouffville Sun,

Aftershocks, rising-waters propel exodus from Andaman:- Jan 19, 2005
...job to join the jostling queue of people waiting to board the crowded MS Nancowry, docked in Port Blair, to head for the tsunami-hit city of Madras in the ... Webindia123,

Tsunami May Have Swallowed Ancient Town Jan 17, 2005
...town," said S. Jayadevan, professor of Tamil Studies at Madras University. ... Last month's tsunami has historians and archaeologists calling for new research into ... Iranian Cultural Heritage News Agency,

Moya retains Chennai Open title, donates prize money to tsunami ... Jan 9, 2005
...people were ... across Asia in the December 26 tsunami disaster nearly 10,000 of them in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu of which Madras is the ... Daily Times,

Local doctor aids tsunami relief Jan 8, 2005
Balu's son, Dr. Ravi Balu, said seven fishing villages near Madras were destroyed by the tsunami. Ravi Balu, a dentist who has an ... Uniontown Herald Standard,

Latecomers Trickle In Jan 19, 2005
Malik Mahmood, an Indian working in a leather factory near Madras, wondered whether ... to pray for the thousands of Indians ... by the tsunami, especially in ... Arab News,

Tennis champion Moya among athletes who pitch in for tsunami ... Jan 10, 2005
As relief efforts continue for the tsunami-earthquake catastrophe that ... more than ... Carlos Moya won his second straight Chennai Open in Madras, India, on ... Kansas City Star (subscription),

Moya donates winnings to tsunami relief Jan 9, 2005
...rematch of last year’s final in Madras, Spain. Moya donated his winner’s check of $52,000 to relief efforts for the Dec. 26 tsunami-earthquake catastrophe ... MSNBC

Whitman Hosts Jazz Concert for Tsunami Relief Jan 13, 2005
Prasanna, who lives in Boston, was preparing to return to Madras a few days after the concert and said he was ... There’s nothing we can do about the tsunami. ... Potomac Almanac,

Chennai champion Moya gives $52,000 to tsunami relief effort Jan 10, 2005
...in a rematch of last year's final in Madras, India. Moya donated his winner's check of $52,000 to relief efforts for the Dec. 26 tsunami-earthquake catastrophe ... Contra Costa Times (subscription),

Physicians report on tsumani relief Jan 19, 2005
..."Our boxes arrived (we think), and are waiting in Madras. ... to provide donations to assist directly in the relief effort may send checks to: Tsunami Relief Fund ... Coalfield Progress,

India’s tsunami survivors get 5,500-dollar “Save Familyâ€? ... Jan 14, 2005
...[India News]: MADRAS, India - Aid workers ... The kits are paid for by donations received by the relief fund for tsunami victims, Mark Templer of Hope told AFP. ... Keralanext,

'Tsunami has brought countries closer' Jan 15, 2005
He said YMCA teams had visited all the tsunami-affected areas across the continent. G Ebenesan, general secretary, Madras YMCA, said a sum of Rs 2 crore would ... News Today,

Enormity of tsunami tragedy difficult to forget Jan 10, 2005
Some of us know of some loved ones who have been hit by the tsunami, or have ... college that I went to was on the shores of the beach in Chennai (the old Madras). ... Elkhart Truth,

Tsunami Aftermath: Business booming for scrap dealers Jan 9, 2005
Villagers affected by the tsunami have been sheltered in relief camps and ... up to be sold on to “melting factories� or recyclers in the state capital Madras. Malay Mail,

Tsunami tragedy hits home at Nashua service Jan 13, 2005
With much of her family still living in her homeland of Madras, India, Chandra was anxious to hear about how and if they survived the life-shattering ordeal. ... Nashua 1590 Broadcaster,

India: tsunami warnings could have been made Jan 9, 2005
Satellite photos taken at 8.32 am show that the first tsunami wave hit the mainland crashing over beaches near Madras and surging up the Adayar river mouth. ... World Socialist Web Site,

Tsunami Fundraising Update Jan 13, 2005
...needs of hurting children, has already raised enough money to begin construction on the first orphanage in Madras, India bringing relief to the tsunami victims ... Emediawire (press release),

LOCAL ADOPTION AGENCY PARTNERS WITH ORPHANAGE Jan 18, 2005
...formerly Madras), the capital of Tamil Nadu, to bring both immediate and long-term aid and assistance to the children and families affected by the Tsunami. ... MaineToday.com,

Indian N-reactor to generate energy from thorium: AEC chief Jan 20, 2005
...how to minimise wave heights because of tsunami. That we will see. The very fact that nothing happened at Kalpakkam (where Madras atomic power plant is located ... Navhind Times,

India's Daunting Road to Recovery Jan 11, 2005
The collector of Nagapattinam could not cope with the devastation, so help was sent from Madras. ... He has created a Web-based Tsunami Crisis Management System. ... MSNBC

Winner Moyà gives prize-money to tsunami fund Jan 9, 2005
...came here and want to donate all the prize-money to tsunami victims,� Moyà ... 6-5 before Srichaphan, playing his fourth successive final in Madras, forced the ... The Times,

Cricket stars aid tsunami relief Jan 9, 2005
...prize money after winning his second straight Chennai Open title in Madras, India. ... rebel stronghold, where they plan to build a village for tsunami victims, an ... San Francisco Chronicle,

Was ancient Indian town swallowed by tsunami? Jan 14, 2005
...port town," said S. Jayadevan, professor of Tamil Studies at Madras University. ... The tsunami has historians and archaeologists calling for new research into the ... CNN

Power plants unaffected by tsunami Jan 11, 2005
When the tsunami of December 26, 2004, struck the east coast of India, Unit-1 of Madras Atomic Power Station(MAPS), at Kalpakkam in Tamil Nadu, was already ... Mid-Day Mumbai,

How not to respond to a tsunami Jan 12, 2005
Glean the records and you find that the last tsunami to strike South Asia ... reached India they were diminishing fast —fourteen inches high in Madras, a series ... Indian Express,

AP , MADRAS, INDIAAP, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALANDAP, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA Jan 10, 2005
Moya donated his winner's check of US$52,000 to relief efforts for the Dec. 26 tsunami-earthquake catastrophe that ... more than 150,000 in Asia. ... Taipei Times,

Indians in Washington raise over two million dollars for Tsunami ... Jan 11, 2005
...take three-four years for carrying out the relief work in the tsunami-affected areas ... the evening we were able to make contact with a professor at IIT Madras. ... New Kerala,

Tsunami fishermen begin to set sail Jan 12, 2005
370 registered ones, used to dock at Beruwala, 40km (25 miles) south of Colombo, before the tsunami hit. ... "There are fishing boats leaving for Madras in India ... BBC News,

Runners race to aid tsunami survivors Jan 11, 2005
...raise money for tsunami victims when they take part in the Bahrain Road Runners 27th Bahrain Full Marathon, next month. Indians Mohammed Idris, from Madras and ... Gulf Daily News,

Most Indians say 'thumbs up' to second Bush term Jan 22, 2005
...to cooperation in the Indian Ocean," referring to ongoing tsunami-relief efforts. ... such urban areas as Delhi, Bombay (Mumbai), Calcutta, and Madras (Chennai), a ... Christian Science Monitor

Tsunami volunteer lends skill to villages Jan 9, 2005
...villages laid bare by the tsunami's pounding waves and witnessed unsparing generosity. A few days after arriving in Chennai, also known as Madras, Bauer toured ... The Register-Guard,

IFAW Launches Tsunami Disaster Relief Operation for Livestock and ... Jan 10, 2005
...due to unsanitary conditions created by the tsunami, a massive vaccination program began in the coastal villages of north and south Madras, India and ... Common Dreams

Yale feels ripples of tsunami disaster Jan 9, 2005
She is coordinating "Tsunami Relief Effort -- Sri Lanka," a campus group working to ... focused on contacting his friends and relatives in Chennai [Madras], one of ... Yale Daily News

Nuke plants 'safe' from tsunami Jan 13, 2005
When the tsunami struck on 26 December, 2004, Unit - I of Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS) at Kalpakkam was already under shutdown for major refurbishment ... News Today,

India gets tsunami starter kits Jan 14, 2005
...are paid for by donations received by the relief fund for tsunami victims, Mark ... were given out in Pudupattinam village, about 80 km from Madras, capital of ... TVNZ,

Tsunami relief effort draws hundreds Jan 9, 2005
...devastating earthquake and tsunami waves didn’t reach his loved ones. "I was born in Nellore, [India], and grew up in Chennai, which we call Madras," he said ... The Trentonian,

HC slaps fine for wasting court's time Jan 20, 2005
Madurai, Jan 20: The Madras High Court here today slapped a fine of Rs.5000 ... petitioners to pay Rs.5000 towards Chief Minister's relief fund for Tsunami victims ... Chennai Online,

Asian Tsunami Disaster Jan 12, 2005
...normal life after the Dec. 26 tsunami, at Royapuram, near Madras, India, Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2005. India's overall death toll from ... Yahoo News

Clear Path Sends Medical Aid To Tsunami Victims Jan 14, 2005
...formerly Madras) on the Bay of Bengal on the east coast of India. The relief shipment is the first of several Clear Path hopes to send to the tsunami-stricken ... Reuters AlertNet,

India's Daunting Road to Recovery Jan 10, 2005
The Collector of Nagapattinam could not cope with the devastation, so help was sent from Madras. ... He has created a Web-based Tsunami Crisis Management System. ... BusinessWeek

Moya gives winnings to victims Jan 9, 2005
...to donate their entire prize money from the tournament in Madras, which kept its date with the ATP Tour even though the December 26 tsunami ... several ... News24,

The hidden vulnerability of mega-cities to natural disasters ... Jan 17, 2005
Breakwaters, for example, spared the port of Chennai (formerly Madras), India from the worst effects of the recent Asian tsunami. ... innovations report,

Scientists prepare for study of sea post-tsunami Jan 9, 2005
...of Ocean Development, which will analyse the impact of the tsunami on marine ... NIOT), the Centre for Advanced Studies, Parangipettai and Madras University will ... Kazinform,

School children organize art show for tsunami relief Jan 16, 2005
Balagopal and her son, Aditya. Subha is from Chennai (also called Madras), India, which was affected by the deadly tsunami on Dec. 26. ... Palladium-Item,

Sister Teresa really cooking with fund-raiser for tsunami relief ... Jan 11, 2005
Lumpur in Malaysia; and Madras and Tuticorin in India. The home in Batticaloa, where more than 1,000 people sought help in the wake of the tsunami, was hardest ... Richmond Times Dispatch,

Tsunami casts shadow over Madras Open tennis Jan 2, 2005
MADRAS, India: Players will have the victims of last week's devastating tsunami, rather than their own success, uppermost in their minds at the first ATP ... Gulf Daily News,