Tsunami news for Moratuwa, Sri Lanka

World Heritage Sites Not Spared From Killer Waves 24 Jan 2005
Dhammika Chandrasekera, an archeology lecturer at the University of Moratuwa in Sri Lanka ... on the east coast of the country that was flattened by the tsunami. ... Inter Press Service (subscription),

Volunteers line up to help tsunami victims Jan 17, 2005
After the Boxing Day tsunami the Leeds company was swamped by people keen to ... clear beaches and help with re-building work at Dehiwala and Moratuwa, near Colombo ... Yorkshire Post Today,

Amid deluge of aid, a village is forgotten Jan 17, 2005
After the tsunami hit, Dr. Thushara Senanayake had sped south from Moratuwa to the hard-hit city of Galle, and spent a week there attending to the injured. ... San Francisco Chronicle,

Sri Lankans Look to Rebuild After Deadly Tsunami Jan 9, 2005
Despite being hit by the wave, residents of Moratuwa consider themselves lucky. Just two people ... in the tsunami here. Since ... Voice of America

Experts dwell on city design, tsunami at Cept workshop Jan 16, 2005
...level while BV Doshi spoke about the recent tsunami tragedy in South Asia. Both Nimal De Silva, dean of architecture at the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka ... Times of India,

Volunteer vacations target the tsunami zone Jan 15, 2005
...of holiday and you think: Should I head over to the tsunami-devastated regions of ... on projects in 20 countries, included the Colombo suburb of Moratuwa in Sri ... The Globe and Mail,

Missoula man's homeland forever changed by tsunami Jan 10, 2005
...phone. His parents, it turned out, were safe. Their home is in Moratuwa, on the west coast of Sri Lanka near Mount Lavinia. But ... The Missoulian,

Tsunami victims remembered at UTEP Jan 13, 2005
Maryse Jayasuriya, wife of UTEP English Professor Brian Yothers, relayed stories she had heard from family members in her hometown of Moratuwa on the ... El Paso Times,

Tsunami Relief Continues Jan 12, 2005
26 tsunami, another nine remain unaccounted for, and 131 others were made ... while the homelessness problem is greatest in Dehiwala, Koralawella, Moratuwa and Mt. ... Windy city Media Group,

Tsunami destroys 90 Local Government institutions Jan 14, 2005
The Moratuwa University has assisted the Ministry to formulate and supervise all the township development programs for these cities destroyed by tsunami ... Daily News,

Uncle seeks niece aged four lost in tsunami, offers over Rs. ... Jan 11, 2005
...niece Sachini Vithana Seneviratne missing since the December 26 tsunami disaster ... mobile 0777-327112 or his residence at 378, Galle Road, Rawatawatta, Moratuwa. ... Daily News,

YOUTH MINISTER GOING TO HELP IN SRI LANKA Jan 18, 2005
...who will assist cleanup efforts and provide assistance with food and water distribution to the Sri Lankan community of Moratuwa. The tsunami devastated the ... ABQ Journal (subscription),

US `eager' to get military out of devastated region Jan 15, 2005
...to date.". A man walks near the remains of his home which was destroyed by the Tsunami in Moratuwa, Sri Lanka on Thursday. In Aceh ... Taipei Times,

Freddie Dias '05 Assists IBM Crisis Response Team in Sri Lanka ... Jan 12, 2005
More than 300 volunteer undergraduates at the University of Moratuwa are being trained to collect tsunami victim data for the Sri Lankan government through the ... Hamilton College News (press release)

Tsunami leaves grief and sorrow in Galle Jan 8, 2005
As in other parts of Sri Lanka that were struck by the deadly tsunami on 26 December ... Moratuwa, close to the capital Colombo, is known for its music and songs. ... Reuters AlertNet,

Don't burn tsunami debris, appeals Fowzie Jan 5, 2005
...of people burning planks, polythene, plastics and pvc at public places at Moratuwa. ... Planks and other timber of the tsunami aftermath should be diverted to ... Daily News,

Don't burn tsunami debris in open: Sri Lanka minister :- Jan 7, 2005
...planks, polythene, plastics and pvc (poly vinyl chloride) at public places at Moratuwa. ... Planks and other timber of the Dec 26 tsunami aftermath should be ... Webindia123,

After tsunamis, Sri Lankan doctor finds wounds medicine cannot ... Jan 11, 2005
MORATUWA, Sri Lanka (CNS) -- At St. ... who has temporarily closed his practice in order to spend all his time voluntarily attending to the tsunami survivors who ... Catholic News Service

Town planners are gearing up to implement planned development in ... Jan 16, 2005
Experts say assessing tsunami related damage through GIS software would have made ... areas that are vulnerable," points out PKS Mahanama, University of Moratuwa. ... Lanka Business Online,

Tsunami destroys 37 schools in 13 districts Jan 2, 2005
...of schools within one km off the coastline and preparing plans for reconstruction immediately, together with the University of Moratuwa Engineering Faculty and ... Daily News,

US Organization Coordinates Volunteer Assistance Trips to Sri ... Jan 13, 2005
...by the tsunami. Because of this established local presence, the company has quickly responded to this disaster by organizing a project in Moratuwa to help with ... I-Newswire.com (press release)

Teacher helps relief effort Jan 11, 2005
...who has been teaching English in Colombo, arrived shortly after the tsunami hit on ... He visited several refugee camps in the Moratuwa area, south of Colombo ... This Is Hertfordshire,

Provincial Councils join relief effort Jan 15, 2005
...nearly 175,000 persons, affected by the December 26 tsunami disaster ... areas of Kalutara, Panadura, Beruwala, Pothupitiya, Negombo, Moratuwa, Modera, Koralawella ... Sunday Observer,

Bearing witness to tragedy Jan 16, 2005
...image shows Dr. Kamal Peiris trying to console a woman who's come to see him in the wake of the tsunami that washed over their coastal town of Moratuwa in the ... The Register-Guard,

Tsunami's shock is personal for ASU wave expert Jan 1, 2005
But the tsunami that struck Southeast Asia with a vengeance of biblical proportions ... Fernando grew up near the ocean in Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, and his interest in ... Arizona Republic,

PBDA calls for information on tsumani-affected members Jan 15, 2005
...that he was anxiously awaiting news from its tsunami-affected members who ... about five depositors and their families, residents around Moratuwa and Panadura areas ... Sunday Observer,

Northumberland Cty. - YMCA reaches out to YMCAs in tsunami zone Jan 6, 2005
In the aftermath of the massive tsunami that struck southeast Asia, YMCA ... in the south where YMCAs were heavily affected (Negombo, Dehiwela, Moratuwa and Galle ... Stirling Community Press,

Geneva Global Inc.: Local Response Vital to Tsunami Relief Dec 29, 2004
Lahari Yanthrawaduge, a graduate student at Eastern University, is from Moratuwa, a coastal town struck by the tsunami. When he ... Yahoo News (press release)

Half a world away, intolerable uncertainty Jan 7, 2005
...old mother, Soma, and 75-year-old father, Dharmasena, live in a one-story brick home in Moratuwa. The country's west coast was the hardest-hit by the tsunami. ... The News Journal,

Littleton Church Affected By News Of Deadly SE Asia Tsunami Dec 27, 2004
...lived. "I said, 'Well, what about the Moratuwa Beach community?' and he said, 'It's gone, brother. It's gone,'" Haley said. "He ... WRAL.com,

Scientists to study why parts of Sri Lanka were spared Jan 6, 2005
WASHINGTON - (KRT) - The force of last week's tsunami spared patches of Sri Lanka ... Fernando's hometown - Moratuwa, a city of 181,000 people 12 miles south of ... Kansas City Star (subscription),

Reliving a Sri Lankan Family’s Brush With Death Jan 8, 2005
...two-bedroom asbestos-sheet-roofed house with borrowed electricity just 10 meters from the beach near Lunawa, in the Moratuwa Municipality when tsunami hit Sri ... Arab News,

Some land was spared -- but why? Jan 7, 2005
...western Sri Lankan cities, such as Galle, 50 miles south of Moratuwa, were decimated ... but only 8.6 inches in San Diego, said earthquake and tsunami expert Brian ... Kentucky.com,

News in brief Dec 30, 2004
...for the purchase of relief items to the tsunami stricken victims ... Moratuwa University Vice Chancellor, Professor Dayantha Wijeyesekera said all academic ... Daily News,

Prof takes expertise to disaster site Jan 8, 2005
...leader Philip Liu, a professor at Cornell University, helped create a computer model of tsunami behavior that ... He grew up in Moratuwa, only about 50 miles away. ... Arizona Republic,

Youth center in Sri Lanka sponsored by Auburn group destroyed in ... Jan 1, 2005
...story of how lives have so dramatically changed after a tsunami ravaged the ... Beach Children's Project, an Auburn-sponsored youth center in Moratuwa, Sri Lanka ... Auburn Journal,

In an Instant, the Land Merged With the Sea Jan 1, 2005
...turns into a river," explained Steven N. Ward, a geophysicist and tsunami expert at ... that fronted the main coastal road in the town of Moratuwa near Colombo. ... Washington Post,

Death came out of the blue, from Thailand to India and Africa Dec 28, 2004
...[The tsunami] just swept them off the ... Sixteen kilometers south of Colombo, the poverty-stricken community of Moratuwa was one of Sri Lanka's worst-hit areas. ... Taipei Times,

Tourists fled wave on surfboards Jan 1, 2005
A group of British tourists escaped death by riding the tsunami on surfboards ... Around 40 people from the village outside Moratuwa were killed, said RJ Desilva, 22 ... Ireland Online,

Ballarat woman's turmoil Dec 31, 2004
...and their families had perished in the tsunami. Mrs Dhanapala said her grandmother, who lives in the south-western coastal city of Moratuwa, survived the ... Ballarat Courier,

Survivors beg for help to rebuild their lives Dec 29, 2004
The fishermen of Moratuwa are lost ... Lanka close to 25,000 corpses have been recovered and in the south Asian region devastated by the Boxing Day tsunami at least ... Independent,

Homelessness and despair are all that survivors have now Jan 2, 2005
Moratuwa is much quieter now. Seven days ago it provided a devastating first sight of the awesome power of the Boxing Day tsunami. ... Independent,

Awaiting word, sharing horrors Dec 28, 2004
...who had been scuba diving in Thailand when the earthquake and tsunami hit. ... After their departure, Ray, 55, moved in with his brother's family in Moratuwa. ... Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,

GIVING EXPERT GUIDANCE Jan 16, 2005
...for post-graduate courses in city design for the University of Moratuwa and NED ... experts are already helping Sri Lanka with a project in tsunami-hit areas with ... Indian Express,

Nurse starts rebuilding appeal Jan 3, 2005
2005 00:20 A nurse whose family escaped after the tsunami destroyed their ... Her sister works at the University of Moratuwa, where teams of specialist engineers ... Norfolk Eastern Daily Press,

Sri Lankans who lost all discover shelter at school Jan 5, 2005
Although almost 30,000 people ... in the tsunami in Sri Lanka, only a few perished along the 18 miles of coast here between Moratuwa and Kalutara. ... Kansas City Star (subscription),

How we can help the Asian coastal villagers Dec 28, 2004
Somapriya, an eye-witness from Moratuwa, a town on the edge of Colombo, Sri Lanka�s capital city, tried to convey the power of the tsunami by describing the ... OneWorld.net,

Rotary's good works are indeed 'international' Jan 1, 2005
..."From Moratuwa it was a ... The Lions Clubs International Foundation disbursed nearly $200,000 in emergency funding last week for earthquake and tsunami victims. ... Macomb Daily,

Working the phones, and waiting for word Dec 28, 2004
...word from loved ones who may have been caught in the tsunami, which ... ... grateful after learning that his family escaped harm by fleeing Moratuwa, a fishing ... NorthJersey.com,

* IUSF reports undergrads lost in tidal wave Jan 6, 2005
Another 215 undergraduates are missing following the tsunami nearly two weeks ... Peradeniya University, 28 from Colombo University, 7 from Moratuwa University, 3 ... Colombo Page,

News in brief Jan 4, 2005
...be given to Johnson Fernando on 2770928 or to the Moratuwa Police Station ... applicants who were personally and significantly affected by the tsunami disaster, and ... Daily News,

News hits home for San Diego family Dec 27, 2004
A tsunami is created when a sudden undersea land shift or volcanic quake displaces large ... a sister, nephews and nieces in Sri Lanka, is from Moratuwa, a coastal ... San Diego Union Tribune,

Church Building and Its Members Reported Swept to Sea Jan 3, 2005
...in the southwestern city of Galle were riding in a bus when the tsunami first hit ... Believers of the Apostolic Church in the western city of Moratuwa lost most of ... Christianity Today

Tryst Williams, Western Mail Jan 2, 2005
...like this," said Mr Dodangoda, who originally comes from the Sri Lankan town of Moratuwa where fishermen's huts were swept away by the devastating tsunami. ... ic Wales,

Sri Lanka: An Island that fears the sea Jan 5, 2005
Next morning the tsunami broke it to pieces. ... "I wanted to send my son to the university in Moratuwa to do engineering," said Arnold Perera, another fisherman. ... Washington Times,

Victims find solace in prayers Jan 8, 2005
..."Some believe that on the day of the tsunami, there was ... In the devastated areas in Moratuwa, people are talking about the huge number of Buddhist and Christian ... New Straits Times,

Aid workers move through devastated regions Dec 30, 2004
A short-while later, we learned that this stampede along the coastal belt of Moratuwa was spurred by a ... "It took only a few minutes for the tsunami disaster to ... Scoop.co.nz (press release),

Asian disaster touches family, friends living in East Valley Dec 31, 2004
...cellphone has rung every 10 or 15 minutes since Sunday, when a tsunami devastated his ... Fernando grew up in the Sri Lankan town of Moratuwa, in a home 200 yards ... Arizona Republic,