Tsunami news for Mullaitivu, Sri Lanka

LTTE invites foreign troops to do relief work 24 Jan 2005
In a significant break from the past, the LTTE has said that foreign troops are welcome to do tsunami relief work ... "They should come to Mullaitivu, learn about ... Hindustan Times,

Native land opens Morristown doctor's eyes 24 Jan 2005
...the week's experiences with the remaining members of his tsunami disaster assessment ... southernmost tip of the island, the northern area of Mullaitivu, which is ... Parsippany Daily Record,

LTTE plans 'tsunami wall' along coast Jan 21, 2005
Times at the Planning Development Secretariat of the LTTE in Mullaitivu town on ... coastline in Tamil Nadu had escaped the fury of the tsunami on December 26. ... Hindustan Times,

Norwegian FM starts post-tsunami peace mission to Sri Lanka Jan 21, 2005
...is to visit Saturday the equally-devastated town of Mullaitivu in northern ... Three days before the tsunami tragedy, the elusive Tiger leader rejected Colombo’s ... Khaleej Times,

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

War-Weary Sri Lankans Deal With Tsunami Jan 17, 2005
The scenes of tsunami devastation in Mullaitivu, on the northeast coast, are similar to those along the southern coast, home to dozens of fishing villages and ... Washington Post,

Tamil Tiger leader alive after tsunami Jan 17, 2005
...a rare public appearance, ending speculation about his fate after the tsunami disaster struck ... Prabhakaran is believed to have a home in Mullaitivu, a city that ... Jerusalem Post,

Asia Emergency Statement No. 3 Jan 21, 2005
...of plastic sheeting to 4,500 families in Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu, Batticaloa, Ampara ... of the camps set up immediately following the tsunami; of those ... Reuters AlertNet,

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,

Norway pledges continuous support Jan 21, 2005
Petersen will be in Mullaitivu today. The area was devastated by the December 26 tsunami. He is due to hold talks with LTTE leader ... Daily News,

Peace dividend from tsunami? Jan 19, 2005
...to the south and to visit the devastated north, including Mullaitivu, where the ... shattered due to allegations by the Tamils of poor tsunami relief arrangements ... Christian Science Monitor

UPDATE 1-Murali calls for more aid for tsunami fishermen Jan 18, 2005
Lanka's cricket board has organised counselling for tsunami survivors and set up emergency relief camps in the southern town of Matara and Mullaitivu on the ... Reuters,

Top priority to meet nutritional needs of tsunami victims Jan 20, 2005
Batticaloa, Mullaitivu, Kilinochchi and the affected areas of the Western and Southern provinces will receive fresh produce in the coming week. ... Daily News,

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

Sea Black Tiger ... in Tsunami remembered Jan 19, 2005
Elilarasan (Nagendran Amuthan), a Sea Black Tiger of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) who ... in Mullaitivu in December 26 Tsunami disaster was ... TamilNet,

Doctor aids Asian tsunami survivors Jan 20, 2005
The professionals will visit towns like Mullaitivu and Calmunei, where the Calmunei ... a layover in Bangkok, Thailand, he proceeded to the tsunami-torn nation’s ... Chester Observer Tribune,

Sri Lanka rebel leader alive Jan 17, 2005
...reports about Prabharakan becoming a victim of the tsunami after the ... gone missing after the devastating waves struck the eastern Mullaitivu town, controlled by ... World Peace Herald,

The tsunami and the LTTE Jan 10, 2005
...other senior leaders of the LTTE were attending a special Christmas service in a Mullaitivu church on the morning of December 26 when the tsunami struck the ... Asia Times Online,

Faith lifts Sri Lankan priest Jan 17, 2005
Patrick's Church in Mullaitivu, where he led prayers before Mass, when the tsunami struck. The wave battered the church, leaving only some walls standing. ... Modesto Bee,

Canadian PM meets with TNA, TRO delegations Jan 17, 2005
...and a united approach in dealing with the post Tsunami activities ... Minister was not visiting the North, particularly the much devastated Mullaitivu District, and ... TamilNet,

NPC urges Colombo to adopt a socially legitimate p Jan 19, 2005
Unfortunately, the post-tsunami period has also seen the relationship between the ... the government to permit the UN Secretary General to visit Mullaitivu district ... TamilNet,

Tsunami victims touch Rochdalians’ big hearts Jan 11, 2005
...can make cheques payable to the Mayor’s Charity Appeal and write tsunami disaster on the ... The shipment will take two or three weeks to get to Mullaitivu so we ... Rochdale Observer,

Movable temporary houses Jan 18, 2005
...household items and water sanitation facilities, to 130,000 tsunami victims in Ampara, Batticaloa, Trncomalee, Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu districts, Verboom ... Daily News,

IFAW launches anti-rabies vaccination drive Jan 17, 2005
...teams from IFAW, HSI, Noah's Wish, and WSPA have conducted a number of veterinary camps at tsunami relief centres in the South , Killinochchi and Mullaitivu. ... Daily News,

* NPC says involvement of local authorities in relief operations ... Jan 19, 2005
...“Unfortunately, the post-tsunami period has ... One such case was the refusal of the government to permit the UN Secretary General to visit Mullaitivu district. ... Colombo Page,

Reporting amidst conflict and crisis Jan 14, 2005
The blurb gave the reporter’s name and boasted him as first journalist from the south to visit Mullaitivu since the tsunami struck. ... Asia Pacific Media Network,

Sri Lanka: Child Tsunami Victims Recruited by Tamil Tigers Jan 14, 2005
LTTE lost between 700 and 2000 soldiers during the tsunami, including nearly 400 women and girls who were washed away from an LTTE training camp in Mullaitivu. ... Reuters AlertNet,

Japan dispatches experts on tsunami and rehabilitation to Sri ... Jan 13, 2005
...visit ravaged areas of Ampara, Batticaloa, Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu, Trincomalee, Galle ... work closely with the donors involved in the tsunami relief and ... Daily News,

US AID grants US$ 350,000 to SLRCS for tsunami relief Jan 11, 2005
...of livelihood programme will include enhancing opportunities for selected beneficiaries who lost their means of living due to tsunami in Mullaitivu and Galle. ... Daily News,

Norway's foreign minister arrives in Sri Lanka to revive peace ... Jan 21, 2005
Mr Petersen will also be assessing the relief needs of tsunami-hit areas. ... he will be visiting the rebel-controlled devastated town of Mullaitivu in northern ... Radio Australia,

Sri Lanka restricts Annan's tsunami tour Jan 10, 2005
Later Annan flew to the tsunami-battered eastern town of Trincomalee and reviewed ... not be taken to the northern Wanni mainland where Mullaitivu district, the ... Washington Times,

USAID funds SLRCS Tsunami relief project Jan 11, 2005
...livelihood programme will include enhancing opportunities for selected beneficiaries who lost their means of living due to the Tsunami in Mullaitivu and Galle. ... TamilNet,

TSUNAMI RELIEF WORK TAKEN UP BY RAMAKRISHNA MISSION Jan 16, 2005
The Mission's teams are learnt to have gone to Colombo, Batticaloa, Triconamalee and Mullaitivu in Sri Lanka also. Donations to the tsunami relief fund, drawn ... Star of Mysore,

Dire need for long-term psychological counseling Jan 19, 2005
...the NorthEast have already suffered through years of war and the tsunami disaster has ... to have weekly debriefing session for the counselors in Mullaitivu and in ... TamilNet,

Scores of school children ... in Mullaitivu Jan 10, 2005
Several hundred school children are believed ... in the Mullaitivu district following the December 26 tsunami disaster, said District Secretary Emelda Sukumar ... Daily News,

Mullaithivu, a model for structuring relief effort Jan 15, 2005
...to journalists in Trincomalee Friday evening, praised the commitment and devotion shown in the Mullaitivu district in providing relief to the Tsunami victims. ... TamilNet,

Rs. 321 m loss to VTCs Jan 22, 2005
...of at least 1200 students, hampered by the tsunami disaster will be ... centres at Karathive, Kalmunai, Potuvil, Akkaraipattu, Kalavanchikudy and Mullaitivu in the ... Sunday Observer,

Tamil Tigers furious after Kofi Annan visit scrapped Jan 9, 2005
In Mullaitivu, where beachfront properties had been flattened by the tsunami, large excavators are working to pull down dangerous structures and clear roads of ... Guardian,

Tamil: Urgent Appeal For Joint action Jan 9, 2005
...is saying tsunami did not discriminate along ethnic lines and UN chief Kofi Annan also need to visit affected areas in the LTTE controlled areas Mullaitivu of ... Scoop.co.nz (press release),

Sri Lanka set to re-open schools Jan 9, 2005
...schools operational so that children badly traumatised by the tsunami can return ... But officials say they urgently need 3,500 tents in Mullaitivu district alone ... BBC News,

Norwegian ministerial team here Jan 18, 2005
...to assess the ground situation in the affected areas in the tsunami aftermath. Petersen and the Norwegian team will also visit Hambantota and Mullaitivu. ... Daily News,

Balasingham to arrive in Wanni on January 21 Jan 19, 2005
...that he might cut-short his stay due to ''unhygienic'' situation there after the tsunami. ... "The two Ministers plan to visit Hambantota and Mullaitivu to study ... Deepika,

A shattered Sri Lanka sees a chance to mend Jan 9, 2005
...to the desolate scene before him, the once-bustling beachfront of Mullaitivu, now devoid of ... "I hope that would be a good start, that after the tsunami, we get ... Baltimore Sun (subscription),

What civil war did not destroy, the tsunami did Jan 2, 2005
...even made the town his home. But Mullaitivu met its match in Asia's tsunami catastrophe. Sitting on Sri Lanka's northeast coast, the ... Philadelphia Inquirer (subscription),

News in brief Jan 11, 2005
...led by its President and former Minister Arumugan Thondaman yesterday set out on a visit to the tsunami affected coastal areas of Mullaitivu and Batticaloa in ... Daily News,

Prabhakaran alive and fit: LTTE Jan 15, 2005
...made a radio broadcast to his people after the tsunami hit vast areas under his control in the North East of Sri Lanka on December 26. Mullaitivu district, his ... Hindustan Times,

Dismal state response reveals need for ISGA - TNA Jan 9, 2005
...the opportunity of visiting, seeing for himself, and interacting with the people of the Tsunami hit areas in the North, despite the Mullaitivu district being ... TamilNet,

* Sri Lankan govt rejects speculation that it limited Kofi Annan's ... Jan 9, 2005
...air transport facilities to any member of the Secretary General’s delegation to visit any tsunami-affected areas in the country including Mullaitivu, an area ... Colombo Page,

Covering Disaster Jan 12, 2005
...family to learn about the earthquake, and the initial reports of tsunami damage ... had heard rumours that something truly awful had happened in Mullaitivu, a town ... Embassy,

Island toll to reach 38,000 Jan 13, 2005
The final death toll from the tsunami that smashed village after village on Sri Lanka's eastern, southern and ... One in the Mullaitivu area contains 650 bodies. ... The Age (subscription),

Tsunami ... 135 orphans in LTTE-held Lanka Dec 31, 2004
Tsunami waves ... 135 kids in an orphanage in the LTTE-held Mullaitivu district in Sri Lanka on December 26, according to sources in that area. ... Hindustan Times,

LTTE lost 2,100 fighters in tsunami disaster Jan 2, 2005
...sidelined and that the Sea Tiger force had been crippled by the tsunami, Soosai was put in charge of the rescue and relief operations in Mullaitivu and the ... Hindustan Times,

No discrimination in providing relief for tsunami victims ... Jan 5, 2005
...of relief assistance to the districts affected by the tsunami national disaster. ... of food stocks and other items sent to Jaffna, Mullaitivu, Kilinochchi, Ampara ... Daily News,

Lanka confirms 6,900 deaths in tsunami attack Dec 27, 2004
...on Monday confirmed that 6,900 people had perished in the tsunami wave attack ... that 2000 were ... in Vadamarachchi East and 1,700 in Mullaitivu, 1,200 bodies ... Hindustan Times,

Tsunami death toll beyond earlier estimates Dec 27, 2004
Various figures from rescue workers in Northeast suggest that at least 1700 are ... in Mullaitivu district. 1200 bodies have been ... TamilNet,

Civil strife mars effort in Aceh and Sri Lanka Jan 9, 2005
...government offered access and air transport to any member of Annan's delegation who wanted to visit areas hit by the tsunami, including Mullaitivu, which is ... International Herald Tribune,

Protests as Annan avoids rebel areas Jan 9, 2005
It offered access and air transport to any member of Mr Annan's delegation to visit tsunami-affected areas, including northern Mullaitivu, under rebel control ... The Australian,

Asian Tsunami Disaster Jan 2, 2005
A female Tamil Tiger rebel cadre cares for a baby orphaned by the tsunami at a refugee camp in rebel-held Mullaitivu, Sri Lanka January 1, 2005. ... Yahoo News

Sri Lanka tsunami toll climbs to 18,000 Dec 29, 2004
The rebel-held areas of Thalayadi and Mullaitivu, where the rebel Tigers have their main military bases, also reported a high number of fatalities. Sify,

Mass funerals for tsunami victims Dec 28, 2004
The tsunami attack drove over a million people out of their homes, a spokeswoman ... The rebel-held areas of Thalayadi and Mullaitivu where the Tigers have their ... Brisbane Courier Mail,

TNA parliamentarians boycott Governor's Jaffna vis Jan 10, 2005
...refusal to allow Mr.Koffi Annan, Secretary General of the United Nations to visit Tsunami destroyed Northern coastal areas, including Mullaitivu district, TNA ... TamilNet,

Quake Disaster: Response and Fundraising Update Jan 10, 2005
...of the earthquake's epicentre and hardest hit by the resulting tsunami. ... to over 80,000 people in Batticaloa, Trincomalee, Hambantota, Mullaitivu, Ampara, and ... CARE USA (press release),

Tsunami tragedy fails to bring Lankan Govt., LTTE together Jan 6, 2005
7. (AP): As the world unites to help Asia's tsunami survivors, Sri Lanka's ... "The people in the affectd areas in Jaffna, Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu have in fact ... The Hindu,

Government wary of Tamils hoping for self-rule Jan 14, 2005
In tsunami-devastated Mullaitivu, standing in what remained of the secondary school she once taught in, Mrs K. Rajasinghe said, "We have no politics here.". The Age (subscription),

Survivors, counselors overwhelmed Jan 9, 2005
...with ActionAid International, a nongovernmental organization working in Mullaitivu, estimated that up to 75 percent of people affected by the tsunami may end ... Boston Globe,

News in brief Jan 15, 2005
20 - 23 January to assess the damage and the needs of the people after the tsunami disaster. The two ministers plan to visit Hambantoa and Mullaitivu to study ... Sunday Observer,

UN Special Envoy visits Mullaithivu Jan 15, 2005
...representatives that UNDP will work to rebuild Mullaitivu fishing industry and ... Vidyananda College and Silavatai welfare centers where tsunami affected refugees ... TamilNet,

* JICA will send mission to Sri Lanka Jan 13, 2005
JICA with expertise in sea coast protection, tsunami disaster reduction ... ravaged areas of Ampara, Batticaloa, Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu, Trincomalee, Galle ... Colombo Page,

Colombo tries to shift blame on mishandling Annan Jan 9, 2005
...air transport facilities to 'any member' of the Secretary General's delegation to any Tsunami affected areas in the country including the Mullaitivu, an area ... TamilNet,

German aid aimed at relief and supporting tsunami victims Jan 7, 2005
..."Upon receiving information of the tsunami disaster, the ... Foundation, also organised transport of relief items to the badly-hit Mullaitivu district immediately ... Daily News,

Tsunami ravaged community in northeast pleads with Jan 7, 2005
...in order to see the damages to life and properties caused by Tsunami catastrophe ... The town of Mullaitivu has been totally devastated and all buildings have been ... TamilNet,

Kofi Annan to visit Mullaitivu and other affected Jan 5, 2005
Foreign ministry sources said Koffi Annan will visit Ampara, Galle, Hambantatota and Mullaitivu, areas worst hit by the tsunami waves on December 26. ... TamilNet,

Annan winds up Sri Lanka visit amid row over "blocked" visit to ... Jan 9, 2005
...arrival it had offered on-site visits in Tamil areas Batticaloa in the east and Jaffna in the north, as well as to tsunami-bashed Mullaitivu in guerrilla ... Channel News Asia,

Marines arrive in Sri Lanka to deliver tsunami aid Jan 5, 2005
...director Carol Bellamy visited areas hardest hit by the tsunami and met ... food supplies in such hard-hit areas as Ampara, Batticaloa, Trincomalee and Mullaitivu. ... Kansas City Star (subscription),

Tamil tigers call on Fischer to visit rebel-held terroriry Jan 10, 2005
...already devastated by the civil war, have suffered immensely in the tsunami. ... to visit proposed to Annan's staff included the rebel-held Mullaitivu, but that ... Expatica,

Huge counselling task confronts Sri Lankan authorities Jan 4, 2005
...a bulldozer gouge at the lagoon where so many of Mullaitivu's people have been found. He lost 15 members of his immediate family to the Tsunami - all of them ... ABC Online,

External aid yet to reach Vanni Dec 27, 2004
...to organize and enhance urgent relief and rescue measures in the Tsunami hit areas. Until Monday evening 6 PM, 720 bodies have been recovered in Mullaitivu. ... TamilNet,

Tsunami tragedy fails to bring Sri Lankan government, Tigers ... Jan 6, 2005
The people in the affected areas in Jaffna, Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu have in ... Sri Lanka government for relief supplies on the same day the tsunami struck, no ... Khaleej Times,

Sri Lankan Government Rejects Tamil Charges Tsunami Aid Delayed Jan 5, 2005
Jaffna, Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu, in rebel-held territory, are receiving more government ... than 830,000 people have been left homeless by the tsunami that hit ... Bloomberg

Sri Lankan Army Blocks Tsunami Aid, Tamil Group Says (Update1) Jan 5, 2005
...in terms of renovating houses and rebuilding roads of the tsunami-hit south ... Jaffna, Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu, in rebel-held territory, are receiving more ... Bloomberg

Sri Lanka tsunami toll crosses 30,500 Jan 6, 2005
...sent to the people in the North and East affected by the tsunami disaster," it ... "The people in the affected areas in Jaffna, Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu have in ... Sify,

Civil war hampers aid for devastated Sri Lanka Dec 31, 2004
MULLAITIVU, Sri Lanka (CNN) -- Tsunami survivors are struggling to cope in northern Sri Lanka, already ravaged by two decades of civil war. ... CNN International

Flash floods cripple Sri Lanka tsunami relief as toll mounts Jan 1, 2005
An AFP correspondent visiting the rebel-held Mullaitivu district where the guerrillas ... to the region which had taken a severe battering from Sunday's tsunami. ... Channel News Asia,

Sri Lanka tsunami toll hits 17,640 Dec 28, 2004
...estimated 1,500 passengers who perished when their train was hit by the tsunami. ... The rebel-held areas of Thalayadi and Mullaitivu, where the rebel Tigers have ... Channel News Asia,