Tsunami news for Medan, Indonesia

Afghans join tsunami aid effort 24 Jan 2005
...general surgeons to neurologists, flew into the north Sumatra city of Medan on January 20 ... or clinics that have been able to open since the tsunami swamped the ... Stuff.co.nz,

Man behind Medan aid dispatch 24 Jan 2005
In the past few weeks, foreign, military and domestic flights from Polonia in Medan to Aceh have reached 250 a day. Prior to the tsunami disaster, the rate ... Jakarta Post,

CWS Brings Water Purification Equipment For Thousands in Meulobah 24 Jan 2005
Post-tsunami relief work in Indonesia’s devastated Aceh province is ... aid workers transported water treatment and purification equipment from Medan to Meulaboh ... Christian Post,

From Tragedy to Slavery 24 Jan 2005
...the terrible wrath of nature, the youngest survivors of the Asian tsunami are faced ... accompanying the child when he arrived at a hospital in Medan – a well ... AlterNet,

Father, son reunited after three week search 24 Jan 2005
...went to Medan to see his son, his only surviving family member left after the devastating waves. His wife and daughter are still missing. When the tsunami hit ... Jakarta Post,

Aceh talks to begin 'within days' 24 Jan 2005
...foreign militaries are beginning to reduce their presence in tsunami-hit Aceh ... was American journalist William Nessen, who was detained in Medan, the capital of ... BBC News,

[ANN]Aceh emergency ends, foreign troops leave 24 Jan 2005
...of the earthquake and subsequent tsunami. Alwi's latest remarks came after Singapore last week withdrew three Seahawk helicopters from Medan, the capital city ... Korea Herald,

Brevard man treks to tsunami-hit site Jan 22, 2005
On top of that, main roads leading from the city of Medan to Aceh were wiped out in the tsunami. That meant the only hope for Hurston ... Florida Today,

Tsunami fueling some merchants Jan 22, 2005
Usman called his suppliers in Medan, about a 12-hour drive away, persuading them ... 26 earthquake and tsunami, the stench of death still in the air, Usman revved ... Palm Beach Post,

Local doctors see tsunami suffering first-hand Jan 22, 2005
6 to bring help to some of the victims of the tsunami that ... more than ... The 30-hour plane trip from the United States to Medan, on Sumatra's east coast ... Waco Tribune Herald,

Indonesia: A nightmare of tragedy Jan 23, 2005
...t forget that many of the survivors of Aceh have come to Medan, and are ... dark, dazed and confused, my mind gushed with thoughts of the earthquake and tsunami. ... Burlington Hawk Eye,

Ambulances handed over to devastated hospital Jan 23, 2005
...the keys after telling World Vision about the terrible impact the tsunami had had ... of broken beds and equipment, following an earlier 16-hour drive from Medan. ... Reuters AlertNet,

CWS Brings Water Purification Equipment For Thousands in Sumatra's ... Jan 21, 2005
MEDAN, Indonesia – As post-tsunami relief work in Indonesia’s devastated Aceh province, international agency Church World Service (CWS) is turning its ... Reuters AlertNet,

Surya reaches out to tsunami victims Jan 21, 2005
Four hours after the tsunami struck, he was in the capital city of North Sumatra, Medan, overseeing the distribution of immediate aid for victims in Aceh and ... Jakarta Post,

Cooperative, Coordinated Efforts Speed Up Tsunami Relief Work Jan 21, 2005
With coordinators in place in Jakarta and Medan, the global alliance ACT ... 26 quake-tsunami disaster in cooperation with established local church and secular ... Christian Post,

Christians on mission to convert tsunami survivors Jan 21, 2005
...the Indonesian authorities, already nervous at the influx of foreigners following the tsunami. ... Saragih, 44, of the Tabernacle of David Church in Medan and the ... Telegraph.co.uk,

TSUNAMI AFTERMATH: Let's help them nurture will to live Jan 21, 2005
If they look to us for education and employment before the tsunami, today it is ... Upon finding out that Hishammuddin was in Medan the night before Hari Raya Haji ... New Straits Times,

French relief worker dies in tsunami-hit Nias Jan 22, 2005
...the 59 year old the first reported fatality among relief workers in tsunami-hit areas ... to us," Nurbama Syarif, a doctor at Pirngadi hospital in Medan, told The ... Jakarta Post,

RBA On Special Medan Mission To Aid Aceh Tsunami Survivors Jan 19, 2005
In support of relief efforts by the local authorities for Tsunami survivors in Aceh, Royal Brunei Airlines operated a humanitarian flight to Medan to deliver ... Bru Direct,

Brunei’s Tsunami Mercy Mission Arrives Medan Jan 20, 2005
Medan – The national carrier, Royal Brunei Airlines (RBA) transporting Brunei's tsunami relief donations arrived Medan on a humanitarian mission on Wednesday ... Bru Direct,

UN team finds aid operation in chaos Jan 23, 2005
...of the first large-scale systematic aid report on Indonesia's tsunami-devastated Aceh. ... the highway that runs to the major and untouched city of Medan in North ... The Australian,

Sumatra Merchants Who Don't Look Back Jan 21, 2005
Usman called his suppliers in Medan, about a 12-hour drive away, persuading them ... On the sixth day after the earthquake and tsunami, the stench of death still ... Los Angeles Times (subscription),

UN bans travel in parts of tsunami-hit Aceh province amid reports ... Jan 17, 2005
...from travelling between Banda Aceh and Medan because of reports of fighting between the Indonesian military and separatist rebels in the tsunami-battered area ... CBC News,

Oxfam Update #14 of 20th January Jan 21, 2005
On the North and East coast Oxfam has identified new communities of people who have lost their homes to the tsunami and are in need of aid. In Medan we are ... Reuters AlertNet,

Indonesia - Tsunami field report Jan 17, 2005
...the world's worst disaster in living memory - The South East Asia tsunami crisis ... Trucks filled with vital food, water, medicine and clothing left Medan the next ... Reuters AlertNet,

Relief Workers Warned of Terror Threat in Tsunami Region Jan 17, 2005
...staff from travelling between Banda Aceh and Medan because of reported fighting between Indonesian military and separatist rebels in the tsunami-battered area. ... The Scotsman,

NCA Tsunami relief update Jan 20, 2005
Norwegian Church Aid’s relief effort following the tsunami disaster in southern and ... Norwegian Church Aid’s first cargo plane landed in Medan in Indonesia ... Reuters AlertNet,

Tsunami Disaster Security Alert Rescinded Jan 17, 2005
...state of alert for the group’s staff in Indonesia’s tsunami-stricken Aceh ... on UN staff driving between provincial capital Banda Aceh and Medan, the largest ... The Scotsman,

Singapore withdraws three helicopters Jan 21, 2005
Polonia, Medan, while 965 troops in Meulaboh and Banda Aceh are set to return to their home country. Coordinator of foreign aircraft assisting tsunami victims ... Jakarta Post,

Tsunami survivors suffer amputations Jan 17, 2005
1 at Kesdam before being transferred to Pirngadi Hospital in Medan four days ... five Acehnese amputees recuperating here, all of whom were victims of the tsunami. ... Jakarta Post,

Samaritan's Purse leader views tsunami wrath, aid effort Jan 19, 2005
Graham, a pilot, flew his own jet Wednesday to Medan, a city of 2.5 million on the eastern coast, which was not affected by the tsunamis. ... Asheville Citizen-Times,

Tsunami Victims Need More Money As Their Condition Worsens Jan 17, 2005
...returned from Medan on Saturday told Radio Television Brunei (RTB) on the immediate situation in the devastated province following an earthquake and tsunami on ... Bru Direct,

Samaritan's Purse loads cargo jet this morning for tsunami relief ... Jan 17, 2005
...relief agency, persevered. A crew at 5 this morning began loading a shipment of goods to send to tsunami victims in Medan, Indonesia. ... Asheville Citizen-Times,

Indonesia Tsunami Refugees Recycle the Past Jan 19, 2005
...front roller doors, bits of roofing and cooking pots litter this tsunami-devastated Indonesian ... The metal is sent to merchants in Medan city, 450 km (280 miles ... Planet Ark,

Asia, Indonesia tsunami refugees recycle the past Jan 18, 2005
The metal is sent to merchants in Medan city, 450 km to the southeast. "Generally, they're people who lost their homes and families. ... Keralanext,

Upton delivers tsunami aid, visits North Korea on nukes Jan 20, 2005
R-Md., Silvestre Reyes, D-Texas, and Elliot Engel, DN.Y. -- landed in an airport in Medan, Indonesia, to deliver 12,000 pounds of supplies to tsunami victims. ... Kalamazoo Gazette,

Michigan congressman delivers toys, supplies to Indonesian tsunami ... Jan 17, 2005
...was among several members of Congress who visited a camp for tsunami survivors in ... The cargo and the delegation of six lawmakers arrived in Medan, Indonesia, on ... Detroit Free Press,

Relief travel in tsunami region suspended Jan 17, 2005
...suspended relief travel in between Banda Aceh and Medan because of fighting between Indonesian military and separatist rebels in the tsunami-battered area. ... RealEstateGates.com,

Travel banned in part of tsunami-hit region Jan 18, 2005
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia — Security fears again threatened to hamper tsunami relief efforts Monday ... between Banda Aceh and the east Sumatran city of Medan is to ... Bremerton Sun,

Medan airport overwhelmed Jan 17, 2005
...frequent since the tsunami disaster on Dec. 26. From the first week, there was chaos at the airport as so many groups were trying to fly through Medan to get ... Jakarta Post,

Military-backed militia sets up Aceh relief effort Jan 21, 2005
...goes by only one name, said that within three days of the tsunami, he flew ... including Rajpit Fachurazi of Forest Watch, based in the northeastern city of Medan. ... San Francisco Chronicle,

Tsunami effort moving toward reconstruction Jan 17, 2005
...capital of Banda Aceh to the east Sumatran city of Medan because of reported fighting between the military and separatist rebels in the tsunami-battered area ... Casa Grande Valley Newspapers,

Singapore plays active role in tsunami relief Jan 16, 2005
A relentless earthquake and the following tsunami slashed several countries in the Indian ... on, four C-130 loads of supplies have been ferried to Medan and Banda ... Xinhua,

Tsunami death toll in Indonesia revised upwards by 50,000 Jan 20, 2005
Indonesian Government revised upwards the death toll from the Boxing Day tsunami by 50,000 ... you said, we depend on two main roads, the road from Medan to Banda ... ABC Online,

After Tsunami's Rampage, Looters' Market Is on a Roll Jan 18, 2005
...the tsunami. Now he is taking in about four and a half tons a day, with aluminum fetching an especially high price, about $4.50 a pound in Medan, compared with ... New York Times

More Donations Pouring In For Tsunami Fund Jan 17, 2005
...contributions made for the tsunami victims via a Boeing 767 aircraft, the Yayasan said. The aircraft is scheduled to leave Bandar Seri Begawan for Medan at 11 ... Bru Direct,

Tsunami: For effective relief, end inequality Jan 17, 2005
...can't get aid without their ID cards - most of which were lost in the tsunami. ... I received one report from an FPDRA comrade in Medan, who witnessed a senior ... Green Left Weekly,

Government, local NGOs continue with tsunami aid Jan 20, 2005
...the DOH managed to send 20,000 doses of tetanus vaccine to Medan Jan. ... of communities in Thailand and Indonesia after the devastation wrought by the tsunami. ... Taipei Journal,

Conference Looks to Learn From Tsunami Jan 17, 2005
...consultant said Tuesday said a 24-hour ban on UN staff driving between provincial capital Banda Aceh and Medan, the largest city on tsunami-stricken Sumatra ... ABC News

Asia Emergency Statement No. 3 Jan 21, 2005
...now moved out of the camps set up immediately following the tsunami; of those ... coverage includes Banda Aceh (South and West), Aceh Besar, Pidie, Medan City, the ... Reuters AlertNet,

US forces reducing tsunami aid work Jan 20, 2005
The tsunami ... scores of government staff, and cut communication links ... president, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, speaking to reporters in Medan at the start of ... International Herald Tribune,

UN suspends relief travel in tsunami area Jan 17, 2005
...banned from traveling between Banda Aceh and Medan because of reported fighting between Indonesian military and separatist rebels in the tsunami-battered area. ... MSNBC

Tsunami death toll nears 250 000 Jan 19, 2005
Officials still hauling decomposed bodies from Aceh's tsunami debris said around 3500 cadavers ... hub for Aceh, to the North Sumatran capital of Medan had been ... IAfrica South African News,

UN lifts travel ban in tsunami-hit Indonesian province Jan 18, 2005
UN staff driving between the provincial capital Banda Aceh and Medan, the largest ... city’s main hospital running after it suffered heavy damage in the tsunami. ... Khaleej Times,

UN officials ban travel in part of tsunami-hit region Jan 17, 2005
Security fears again threatened to hamper tsunami relief efforts Monday, with UN officials ... of Banda Aceh and the east Sumatran city of Medan came "strictly ... San Francisco Chronicle,

Catastrophe Conference Seeks Tsunami Solutions Jan 17, 2005
More than two-thirds of the deaths from last month’s tsunami were in Indonesia ... the provincial capital of Banda Aceh and the east Sumatran city of Medan, a 280 ... Scotland on Sunday,

UN officials ban travel in part of tsunami-hit region Jan 17, 2005
Last month's tsunami disaster, triggered by a powerful earthquake off the coast of Indonesia's ... capital of Banda Aceh and the east Sumatran city of Medan, a 450 ... The Malaysia Star,

UN does not renew travel ban in tsunami-hit Aceh Jan 17, 2005
...staff in Indonesia's tsunami-stricken Aceh province. A 24-hour ban on UN staff driving between Aceh provincial capital Banda Aceh and Medan, the provincial ... Jakarta Post,

Tsunami may not affect Aceh war: Rudd Jan 17, 2005
The outpouring of grief and goodwill in tsunami-devastated Indonesia may not be enough to ... has been invited by Jakarta to visit Aceh and nearby Medan to inspect ... The Age (subscription),

Flights helping remote areas are Jan 22, 2005
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia » Drive through the tsunami- and earthquake-ravaged areas of this ... Truck convoys are leaving from Medan and Banda Aceh to western Sumatra ... Honolulu Star-Bulletin,

UN initiates travel ban in some tsunami-hit areas Jan 18, 2005
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia -- Security fears again threatened to hamper tsunami relief efforts ... of Banda Aceh and the east Sumatran city of Medan came "strictly ... The Olympian,

Indonesian military increases troops to tsunami-hit Aceh Jan 20, 2005
..."Before the tsunami, the TNI ... that currently the TNI were repairing land transport from the worst-hit Meulaboh district in Aceh province to Medan, the capital ... Xinhua,

Desperately seeking hope in tsunami aftermath Jan 18, 2005
The country's death toll following last month's earthquake and tsunami has grown to more ... The road between Medan and Banda Aceh is roughly 280 miles long and ... MSNBC

Indonesian army uses tsunami chaos to launch attacks on rebels Jan 17, 2005
The Indonesian army has taken advantage of the post-tsunami chaos in Aceh to ... road between the region's two biggest cities, Banda Aceh and Medan, causing the ... Telegraph.co.uk,

More aid being delivered to tsunami-ravaged Aceh Jan 18, 2005
Monsoon rains are pounding tsunami-hit areas of Aceh, flooding streets and ... between the provincial capital, Banda Aceh, and the north Sumatran capital of Medan. ... CBC News,

NZ announces new relief package for tsunami-hit countries Jan 17, 2005
...involving many departments, which have been going since the tsunami struck on ... three cities, and staff officers are attached to emergency headquarters in Medan. ... Xinhua,

Internet cafe heals tsunami-hit area Jan 18, 2005
Meulaboh (Indonesia): An Internet "cafe" in tsunami-stricken Meulaboh? ... at a displaced persons camp in Banda Aceh called her son in the city of Medan and told ... Sify,

President arrives in Medan Jan 20, 2005
JAKARTA (Antara): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono arrived in Medan, North Sumatra, on Thursday on his way to Banda Aceh, the capital of tsunami-hit Aceh ... Jakarta Post,

Sewing circles heal after tsunami Jan 17, 2005
...town nearest to the epicentre of the quake that triggered the tsunami. ... Embroidery materials are available only in Medan, another Indonesian city 10 hours away ... IAfrica South African News,

Tsunami death toll in Indonesia rises to 115,229 Jan 17, 2005
The number of deaths in the tsunami in North Sumatra has reached 261, including 227 in ... two in Madina and 11 at the Adam Malik hospital in Medan, the ministry's ... Xinhua,

Net cafe in tsunami-hit area Jan 20, 2005
An internet "cafe" in tsunami-stricken Meulaboh? ... One woman at a displaced persons camp in Banda Aceh called her son in the city of Medan and told him that ... The Age (subscription),

Concerns spur UN travel ban in parts of tsunami-hit region Jan 18, 2005
...provincial capital of Banda Aceh and the east Sumatran city of Medan came "strictly ... was to open today in Japan, focusing on creating a tsunami warning system ... Myrtle Beach Sun News,

Tsunami death toll jumps beyond 175,000 Jan 17, 2005
...on a 280-mile stretch of road between Banda Aceh and Medan because of ... and journalists, were banned from travelling to Aceh province before the tsunami disaster ... The Herald,

UN lifts travel ban on aid workers in Indonesia Jan 18, 2005
...cast a shadow over multinational relief efforts in Indonesia's tsunami-shattered Aceh ... capital Banda Aceh and the North Sumatran capital of Medan, but saw no ... Channel News Asia,

Sunshine Scouts Donate To Tsunami Fund Jan 17, 2005
The PPNBD Tsunami Relief Fund also received contributions such as financial assistance ... of 13 containers containing clothes was already sent to Medan, Indonesia ... Bru Direct,

Pilots, support crew prepare for long trip to tsunami area Jan 18, 2005
US military, Air Serv is the largest operator of aircraft in the tsunami relief efforts ... in Russia, then land in the eastern Sumatran city of Medan early Saturday ... Billings Gazette,

AC-T to document Samaritan Purse's tsunami relief efforts Jan 16, 2005
Cantley-Falk and Dixon will be waiting in the Sumatra Island city of Medan. ... the city closest to the epicenter of the earthquake that triggered the tsunami. Asheville Citizen-Times,

Oxfam Tsunami Emergency Appeal: Situation Update Jan 17, 2005
Oxfam has an operational base in Banda Aceh, with a logistics base in Medan. ... that international troops and aid workers involved in the tsunami relief effort in ... Scoop.co.nz (press release),

Tsunami disaster 'likely to happen again' Jan 18, 2005
...the provincial capital of Banda Aceh and the east Sumatran city of Medan amid the ... cast to help raise more than £3million for the victims of the Asian tsunami. ... Glasgow Evening Times,