Tsunami news for Mentawai Islands, Indonesia

He's alive 24 Jan 2005
Mr Green's phone call to his parents' Adelaide home on Sunday night confirmed he was surfing on the remote Mentawai Islands off Sumatra when the tsunami hit. ... Melbourne Herald Sun,

Disaster beacon stolen in Mentawai Islands Jan 22, 2005
...promptly filed a police report and handled directly by Mentawai Islands deputy police chief Adj ... plan during a major earthquake and the possibility of a tsunami. ... Jakarta Post,

ESA's Frozen Surf Open to benefit tsunami relief fund Jan 21, 2005
...in full to Surf Aid International, a charitable group that runs medical programs on the Mentawai Islands in Indonesia. Since the Dec. 26 tsunami that ravaged ... Delaware Beachcomber,

Brother tracks down missing surfer in remote islands Jan 9, 2005
...teacher at Kadina High School, had been found on the Mentawai Islands, 120 kilometres off ... from the outside world he had been unaware of the tsunami," Mr Downer ... Sydney Morning Herald (subscription),

Indian Ocean fault line poses threat of further earthquakes Jan 18, 2005
The last such event on the Mentawai islands was 145 to 170 years ago, for example. ... to educate took our advice and clambered up the hill when the tsunami hit.". Nature.com,

Aid still has not reached some Indonesians after the tsunami Jan 21, 2005
Here the tsunami ... 119 people and displaced more than 4000 ... the only international medical organization operating on Nias and the Mentawai islands, said the ... Ecumenical News International,

Disaster aid flows to Asia from Jan 12, 2005
SurfAid International, which ran a health program in Indonesia's Mentawai islands even before the ... of Nias, a renowned surfing spot where the tsunami ... at ... Charleston Gazette,

Encinitas-based SurfAid International no stranger to helping ... Jan 15, 2005
Gilmore had just returned from the Mentawai Islands and felt compelled to help ... local volunteers who knows firsthand about the areas devastated by the tsunami. ... North County Times,

SurfAid begins a full operation of medical clinics on Nias Jan 16, 2005
...as fish and vegetables are scarce as a result of the tsunami,� says Dr ... is a health focused NGO which has been operating in the Mentawai Islands, off West ... Surfersvillage

Surfer safe on island sanctuary Jan 9, 2005
But his decision to travel to the Mentawai Islands, which were largely untouched by tsunami, may have saved his life. Incredibly ... NEWS.com.au,

Surfers paddle out to Indonesia to help tsunami victims Jan 15, 2005
...of the nearby Mentawai Islands with food, clothing and medical supplies for the past four years. However, when the recent earthquake and tsunami claimed the ... Surfersvillage

MUM I'M SAFE Jan 9, 2005
...seas. His decision to travel to the Mentawai Islands, largely untouched by the tsunami, probably saved his life. Incredibly, he ... NEWS.com.au,

Missing surfer found safe after tsunami Jan 8, 2005
A South Australian man believed missing after the tsunami disaster has been found ... reached him - was found by his brother Ben on the Mentawai Islands off the ... The Age (subscription),

Surfer alive and well Jan 9, 2005
A SOUTH Australian believed missing after the tsunami has been found safe and well ... reached him, was found by his brother Ben on the Mentawai Islands off the ... Wodonga Border Mail,

Surfers Send Aid to a Former Paradise Jan 7, 2005
...by surfers four years ago to help the people of the Mentawai Islands, a chain ... Since the tsunami, Surf Aid has recruited four surfing charter boats from the ... Los Angeles Times (subscription),

Uniting against a tsunami Jan 7, 2005
...the Nicobars, only 159 km from Sumatra, epicentre of the tsunami, were an ... part of a chain stretching from Burma's Arakan hills to Indonesia's Mentawai islands. ... Rediff,

SurfAid International providing medical attention in Indonesia ... Jan 5, 2005
...control and education in the Mentawai Islands in West Sumatra, Indonesia, is working to fund relief efforts and raise money to help victims of the tsunami. ... Malibu Times,

Funds Urgently Needed for SurfAid Emergency Medical Relief for ... Jan 6, 2005
...similar to Banda Aceh, encountered the full force of the Earthquake and Tsunami. ... works to improve the health of locals living in the Mentawai Islands, off West ... mysan.de (Pressemitteilung),

Sam 'just stuck somewhere' Jan 1, 2005
...ago, describing a surfing trip he had planned to the Mentawai Islands. No boats have been between the Indonesian mainlands and the islands since the tsunami hit ... NEWS.com.au,

Geologist gave repeated alerts Jan 1, 2005
Islands, a chain 100 miles south of the epicentre of the Boxing Day quake. Communication has not been re-established with the islands since the tsunami. ... The Times,

US surfers unite to aid tsunami victims Jan 7, 2005
...waves, she is working with "Surf Aid International" to help tsunami victims in ... the disaster because they had an organization in the Mentawai Islands, with two ... Channel News Asia,

Surfaid takes relief boat to Indonesia Dec 30, 2004
...tens of thousands of people in need of medical help after the tsunami. ... surfers who wanted to help the people of Indonesia's Mentawai Islands - a favoured spot ... TVNZ,

Industry Bands Together helps SurfAid Tsunami Relief fund Jan 9, 2005
...is a health focused NGO which has been operating in the Mentawai Islands, off West ... Sports Group, is also dedicated to the "Band Together" tsunami relief effort ... Surfersvillage

PM commits to long haul, Green safe Jan 8, 2005
...good news, a South Australian man believed missing after the tsunami disaster has ... reached him - was found by his brother Ben on the Mentawai Islands off the ... The Age (subscription),

Surfers organization helps tsunami victims Jan 2, 2005
...control, immunizations and other health care on Indonesia's Mentawai Islands. It has a full-time office in Padang, which was not affected by the tsunami. ... San Diego Union Tribune,

Why all the fuss, ask 'missing' Jan 13, 2005
...brother Ben in the remote Mentawai Islands off the coast of Sumatra. Mr Green, a teacher, told the Nine Network last night he had not known about the tsunami. ... NEWS.com.au,

Outdoor Industry "Bands Together" at Outdoor Retailer Winter ... Jan 12, 2005
...based in Asia, to raise funds by selling black tsunami relief wristbands ... is a health focused NGO which has been operating in the Mentawai Islands, off West ... OutdoorRelease.com (press release),

Surfing operators use their own money to help islanders Jan 5, 2005
272 were ... and another 20,000 were victims of tsunami damage. ... by Surfaid International, which runs a medical relief project in the Mentawai islands. ... Sydney Morning Herald (subscription),

Surfing related updates from South East Asia Tsunami Dec 30, 2004
Initial reports have stated that the Mentawai Islands were not directly impacted by the full brunt of the tsunami that hit other areas throughout SE Asia and ... Surfersvillage

Earthquake/Tsunami disaster relief/aid donations options Dec 29, 2004
Surf News, 28 December 2004: - - Initial reports have stated that the Mentawai Islands were not directly impacted by the full brunt of the tsunami that hit ... Surfersvillage