Tsunami news for Nagercoil, India

Oxfam claims tsunami aid in India uneven Jan 21, 2005
MICHAEL VINCENT: In the southern Indian coastal community of Nagercoil, the tsunami swept 600 metres inland, wiping out six blocks of houses as it went. ... ABC Online,

Aid chief Andrew Hewett travels to Tsunami-affected regions Jan 17, 2005
...relief co-ordination centre in Chennai as well as villages in Chengalpet and Pondicherry affected by the Tsunami, before travelling to Nagercoil to gain a first ... Oxfam.org.au (press release),

Ministers take bath in sea to allay fishermen's fears: Jan 19, 2005
...[India News]: Nagercoil, Jan 19 ... sea at Azhikal in Kanyakumari district to allay the fears of fishermen from venturing out to sea after the December 26 Tsunami. ... New Kerala,

‘Tsunami’ survives the killer waves Jan 9, 2005
...is the miraculous survival of a two-month-old boy, now christened Tsunami. ... his wife, Jesurani, had fled their home in Colachel near Nagercoil in Kanyakumari ... The Statesman,

Fishermen take to sea: Jan 18, 2005
...[India News]: Nagercoil (Tamil Nadu), Jan 17 : More than 20 days after tsunami struck the coasts of the peninsular tip, fishermen from several coastal hamlets ... New Kerala,

Indian couple name baby "Tsunami" Jan 9, 2005
NAGERCOIL: A couple in south India on Sunday named their son "Tsunami" after the two-month-old survived the killer waves which lashed their beach side hamlet ... Times of India,

500 tsunami victims set to lose their shelter Jan 9, 2005
NAGERCOIL: Nearly 500 tsunami-affected fisherfolk families of Azhikal coastal hamlet, about 17 km from here, are facing the threat of being forced out of a ... Newindpress,

Amritanandamayi mutt carries out relief work in tsunami-hit areas Jan 15, 2005
...to the neglected, the Amritanandamayi mutt, based at the tsunami-hit Alappad ... at places like Nagapattinam, Chennai, Kanyakumari, Nagercoil, Pondicherry, Andaman ... Deepika,

A bath to wash away fears Jan 19, 2005
Nagercoil, January 20: Three Tamil Nadu Ministers took a bath in the sea at ... fishermen who are hesitating to venture out to sea after the December 26 tsunami. ... Chennai Online,

More than 800 bodies found and buried after Tsunami: Jan 6, 2005
Meanwhile, another report from Nagercoil said that a couple had to postpone their marriage to January 15 after the Tsunami. Their ... New Kerala,

Deve Gowda visits tsunami-hit areas: Jan 3, 2005
...[India News]: Nagercoil (TN), Jan 3 : Former Prime Minister Deve Gowda today visited the tsunami-hit Colachel area in Kanyakumari district today and asked all ... New Kerala,

Aftershocks devastate Indonesia again - Earthquake and Tsunami ... Dec 27, 2004
...today even as the death toll in yesterday's devastating Tsunami tidal waves ... of the Government Hospitals in various places including Kollachal and Nagercoil. ... India Daily,

Rs 13.73 crore earmarked for repairing boats, catamarans Jan 9, 2005
NAGERCOIL: The government has earmarked a sum of Rs 13.73 crore for repairing the country boats, catamarans and other vessels damaged by the tsunami and for ... Newindpress,

SR doing its bit to help tsunami victims in the region: Jan 5, 2005
...from the other train was moved to Pondicherry, Thanjavur, Nagapattinam and Nagercoil. ... SR had also given free passes for about 517 tsunami victims who had ... New Kerala,

Colachel bears brunt of tsunami Dec 27, 2004
NAGERCOIL: Seventeen hours after the tidal waves devastated the coast of Kanyakumari district, no correct figures are available of the dead. ... Newindpress,

Village starts revival with help of community fishing Jan 17, 2005
NAGERCOIL, JANUARY 17: Three weeks after the Indian Ocean tsunami, fishermen in the coastal villages of Kanyakumari district have started picking up the threads ... Indian Express,

Andaman tsunami loss put at Rs 1000 cr. Jan 2, 2005
Nagercoil, Jan. 2. (PTI): The tsunami has caused a total loss of property worth about Rs 1000 crores in the Andaman and Nicobar islands and the damage caused ... The Hindu,

World Is One Warns Tsunami Jan 2, 2005
People's Movement Against Nuclear Energy (PMANE) that is located in Nagercoil town close ... It took two hours for the tsunami to travel the 1,200 kilometers from ... Inter Press Service (subscription),

PM reviews relief operations in Nagercoil Dec 29, 2004
Colachel, Nagercoil, Dec 30 (UNI) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today assured residents of this mainly fishing township, devastated by Sunday's tsunami, of ... Deepika,

Relief in tsunami-hit areas taken on war footing: Minister Jan 2, 2005
NAGERCOIL: The tsunami has caused a total loss of property worth about Rs 1000 crore in the Andaman and Nicobar islands and the damage caused to the port alone ... Central Chronicle,

Govt should declare tsunami attack as national calamity: Advani Dec 29, 2004
Observing that the fishing industry had been badly hit by the tsunami strike, Advani ... Advani will tour the affected areas near Nagercoil in Tamil Nadu and Kollam ... Sun Network,

Handling the consequences: how Tamil Nadu plans to manage Jan 10, 2005
The tsunami waves that struck the Tamil Nadu coast on December 26 were ... centres are to be opened at Cuddalore, Nagapattinam and Nagercoil (Kanyakumari), with ... Financial Express,

Vaiko, Vasan visit tsunami-hit Colachal area Dec 29, 2004
Nagercoil, Dec 29: MDMK leader Vaiko and TNCC president GK Vasan today visited the Colachal area in Kanyakumari district, ravaged by Sunday's tidal waves, and ... Chennai Online,

Film fraternity joins hands to assist with Tsunami relief Jan 7, 2005
Shetty. Down South the film fraternity too has risen to the occasion. A team is in Nagercoil assisting with the rehabilitation. Sarath ... Screen India,

Amritanandamayi Mutt carries out massive relief operation Jan 15, 2005
...lakh people so far, besides cloth and medical aid since tsunami hit on ... was also extended at places like Nagapattanam, Chennai, Kanyakumari, Nagercoil in Tamil ... Malayala Manorama,

Tsunami is family concern Jan 4, 2005
...coastal Nagercoil, India, worried about the wave's impact on her hometown, even though it is roughly 20 miles from the coast and 1,100 miles from the tsunami's ... Brunswick News,

Irate victims lay siege to Ministers Jan 6, 2005
Ministers - Thalavai Sundaram, Pollachi Jayaraman, Nayinar Nagendran and Natham Viswanathan - were returning to Nagercoil after visiting Tsunami affected areas ... Chennai Online,

Rehabilitation work to commence soon: Jaya Dec 30, 2004
Tamil Nadu government will soon take up rehabilitation of the people affected by the Tsunami, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa said in Nagercoil on Thursday. ... Sify,

Shock waves Jan 11, 2005
...has been in touch with the pastor of a congregation in Nagercoil, India, named P ... congregation and the congregations under him, 470 people ... in the tsunami. ... Fairfield Daily Ledger,

30,000 families affected in Kanyakumari: Official Jan 1, 2005
...in Kanyakumari district had been affected by the deadly Tsunami. Stating this, District Collector Ramesh Chand Meena told reporters in Nagercoil on Saturday ... Hindustan Times,

German help to train TN volunteers fight trauma Jan 13, 2005
NAGERCOIL, JANUARY 13: Even as the images of Black Sunday haunt survivors, a Germany ... for the NGOs, activists and volunteers working in the tsunami-ravaged areas ... Indian Express,

Rehabilitation work to commence soon: Jaya: Dec 30, 2004
...[India News]: Nagercoil, Dec 30 : Tamil Nadu Government would soon take up rehabilitation of the people affected by the tsunami, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa ... New Kerala,

Government to adopt orphaned children Jan 1, 2005
Government would adopt all the children orphaned by tsunami disaster and ... start three childcare centres at Cuddalore, Nagapattinam and Nagercoil each having a ... The Hindu,

Orphaned kids avoid shelters Jan 7, 2005
Alfra Mary, the elder sister of Christian Mary, the panchayat president of Melamanakudy in Nagercoil, who perished in the tsunami on Sunday, said she would ... Newindpress,

Jaya visits Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu: Dec 27, 2004
...[India News]: Nagercoil, Dec 27 : Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today visited Kanyakumari district where over 500 people were ... by tsunami and ... New Kerala,

Ten days after, the horror still haunts Jan 5, 2005
...and reconstruction works to rehabilitate the people affected by the tsunami. ... Another central team, which came straight to Nagercoil last night, visited areas ... News Today,

Latest News on mobile: sms NEWS to 7333 Jan 2, 2005
The tsunami has caused a total loss of property worth about Rs 1000 crore ... to port and highways is being estimated," he told reporters in Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu. Rediff,

Total property loss in Andaman put at Rs 1000 crore: Minister: Jan 2, 2005
...[India News]: Nagercoil, Jan 2 : The tsunami has caused a total loss of property worth about Rs 1000 crore in the Andaman and Nicobar islands and the damage ... New Kerala,

No trace of bathers swept away by sea Jan 5, 2005
...saying what the crowd strength was on the black Sunday when the tsunami hit Kanyakumari ... help do we keep adding the numbers," said an official at Nagercoil said. ... Times of India,

Toll crosses 500, 350 bodies given mass burial: Dec 27, 2004
...[India News]: Nagercoil(Tamil Nadu), Dec 27 : High tidal waves continued in Kanyakumari district ... "The Tsunami phenomenon may continue in regular intervals. ... New Kerala,

'Water and food needed by survivors': Dec 27, 2004
...[India News]: Nagercoil, Dec 27 : The immediate requirement of most of the people affected by devastating tsunami tidal waves in the coastal Tamil Nadu was ... New Kerala,

80-year-old woman rescued from Manakkudi, Tamil Nadu: Dec 29, 2004
...[India News]: Nagercoil (Tamil Nadu ... woman, Louis Ammal of Manakkudi, was found lying on the shore by fire force personnel 30 hours after the tsunami struck the ... New Kerala,

Tourists keep off Kanyakumari Dec 30, 2004
Though the setting has not changed a bit, the tsunami waves that struck these coasts ... in hotels there and leave for the nearest safe Place at Nagercoil, some 20 ... Chennai Online,

Some back to sea, some still all at it Jan 8, 2005
Elsewhere at Nagercoil, thousands of families involved in the sales of fish staged a ... par with fishermen as their livelihood also suffered by the tsunami attack ... News Today,

Jaya visits Kanyakumari district Dec 27, 2004
Kanyakumari district where over 500 people were ... by tsunami and announced Rs ... Minister visited St Xavier Church and Assissi Church in Nagercoil, where a ... India Daily,

They look for solace in liquor Jan 5, 2005
...of the 152 in the district have closed their business in Nagercoil and coastal ... is learnt that the closure was ordered after many victims of tsunami sought to ... Newindpress,

Pilgrim triggers hunt for Assam’s 19 Jan 3, 2005
...returned to Kanyakumari yesterday after a week in a relief camp in Nagercoil, about 20 ... had arrived in the van early on December 26, the day the tsunami struck. ... Calcutta Telegraph,

Jaya visits Kanyakumari district Dec 27, 2004
Nagercoil, Dec 27: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa this afternoon visited Kanyakumari district where over 500 people were ... by the tsunami, that ... Chennai Online,

Tardy progress in relief work, alleges DMK Jan 2, 2005
On Sunday, a news agency report from Nagercoil quoted Union shipping minister TR Baalu, a ... On the mainland, Tamil Nadu took the brunt of the tsunami — and CM ... Times of India,

`Centre will help in resettling fishermen' Jan 3, 2005
NAGERCOIL, JAN. 2. As the need of the hour to the tsunami-affected fishermen is resettlement the Centre is ready to assist the State Government on setting up ... The Hindu,

BJP MPs, MLAs to donate salary as Advani tours quake-hit areas: Dec 27, 2004
...for first-hand assessment of the situation caused by the 'Tsunami' tidal wave ... He will visit Nagercoil, Kolachel, Kolam, Karunagapalli and Kayankulam tomorrow. ... New Kerala,

Centre to send team of experts to assess impact on isle tribals Dec 29, 2004
The child was taken to the government hospital at Nagercoil, where she is now ... in the region already devastated by Sunday’s temblor and tsunami tidal waves. Indian Express,

Fisherfolk forced to go back to their broken-down houses Jan 7, 2005
...reopening of schools, relief camp managers in parts of tsunami-affected Kanyakumari ... we have been forced out of the camp at Assisi Church, Nagercoil, because we ... Newindpress,

Team sees need for special package Jan 5, 2005
The team visited some areas hit by the tsunami, including Srinivasapuram in Foreshore Estate. A Nagercoil report said that the team visited the affected areas ... News Today,

Toll in Kanyakumari district put at 524 Dec 27, 2004
Nagercoil (TN), Dec 27: The toll in yesterday's tsunami has crossed 500 in Kanyakumari district, official sources said. The casualty ... Chennai Online,

DH Photogallery Dec 29, 2004
...from Nagercoil who was rescued from the tidal waves at Velankanny beach by Anthony’s family, with three-year-old Roseline Maria who also survived the tsunami ... Deccan Herald,

5,000 Tamil Nadu fishermen missing, toll 1,000 in state: Dec 26, 2004
Dec 26 : Some 5,000 Tamil Nadu fishermen are missing following a tsunami in the ... Police said more than 200 people were ... in Nagercoil and 80 in Cuddalore. ... New Kerala,

Jayalalithaa promises all possible relief Dec 27, 2004
Nagapattinam Government Hospital and consoled the victims of the tsunami waves that ... landed at the Armed Reserve Police Parade Ground in Nagercoil at around ... Newindpress,

Kottilpadu, a fishing hamlet in Colachel, is deserted now Jan 2, 2005
NAGERCOIL, JANUARY 2: Barring a few damaged houses and a church, there is nothing to suggest ... But all other structures disappeared in a flash when tsunami struck ... Indian Express,

Govt assesses total property loss in Andaman and Nicobar Jan 2, 2005
The tsunami has caused a total loss of property worth about Rs 1000 crore in ... damage to port and highways is being estimated," he told reporters in Nagercoil. ... India Express,

80 year-old woman rescued from Manakudi Dec 29, 2004
Nagercoil, Dec 29: An 80 year-old woman who had been dragged away from her ... lying on the shore by fire force personnel 30 hours after the tsunami struck the ... Chennai Online,

80-year-old woman rescued from Manakkudi Dec 29, 2004
Nagercoil (TN), Dec ... The woman, Louis Ammal of Manakkudi, was found lying on the shore by fire force personnel 30 hours after the tsunami struck the coastal belt ... The Hindu,

'Distribution of relief material tardy' Jan 4, 2005
Nagercoil, Jan 5: TNCC president GK Vasan yesterday alleged that distribution of relief material to tsunami affected persons in Tamil Nadu was not satisfactory ... Chennai Online,

Fire-service men perform heroic act Jan 6, 2005
NAGERCOIL: It was too short a notice and despite being ill-equipped to handle a calamity of a new and enormous kind as the tsunami, the department had given ... Times of India,

Metro/State Dec 29, 2004
...his wife's second cousin and her small child were ... in Nagercoil, India, while ... part of the world, said she never expected to be affected by a tsunami. ... Birmingham Post Herald,