Tsunami news for Banda Aceh, Indonesia

Last troops return from Aceh 28 Mar 2005
WHEN Australian troops first arrived in Banda Aceh, the scope of the devastation made ... with the last 150 Australian troops to leave the tsunami-devastated region ... Brisbane Courier Mail,

Post-tsunami pregnancy boom in Aceh 28 Mar 2005
BANDA ACEH (Antara): A refugee center reported on Monday an increase in the number of pregnancies at camps for displaced persons three months after a tsunami ... Jakarta Post,

Powerfull Earthquake Rock Aceh and Entire Sumatra 28 Mar 2005
People in Banda Aceh run out their home to the street and running to higher ... local official allready asked them to keep calm because there's no tsunami threat. ... Indonesia-Relief.Org (press release),

TSUNAMI ALERTS FOLLOW 8.2 QUAKE NEAR SUMATRA 28 Mar 2005
...off the west coast of Indonesia’s Sumatra island late Monday, and officials warned that a tsunami could strike the area. Residents of Banda Aceh fled their ... KFDX-TV,

First Hand Account of the Banda Aceh Earthquake 28 Mar 2005
Patricio Cuevas, a native of Chile, is World Vision’s Communications Manager in Banda Aceh in Indonesia. ... Since the tsunami, this was the worst quake. ... mysan.de (Pressemitteilung),

Tsunami now unlikely: experts 28 Mar 2005
A MASSIVE earthquake off the tip of Sumatra in Indonesia caused thousands of people to flee their homes in Banda Aceh today, but no tsunami had struck the ... Daily Telegraph,

Thousands evacuate after large quake 28 Mar 2005
Prass Prawoto, an aid worker in Banda Aceh -- which was severely damaged by the December 26 tsunami and quake -- said Indonesians were moving to higher ground ... India Daily,

Intel to Build US$ 30 Million Aceh Recovery Internet Networks 28 Mar 2005
...connecting all area of Aceh province to foster post-tsunami rehabilitation and ... install sub-sea fiber optics cable connecting Lhoksemauwe - Banda Aceh - Meulaboh ... Indonesia-Relief.Org (press release),

Massive quake for Sumatra was predicted 28 Mar 2005
Banda Aceh was in fact rocked by a 5.9-magnitude quake last Friday ... That seabed plunge, by as much as 20 metres, triggered the tsunami, killing more than 273,000 ... TVNZ,

Australian defence personel home from Aceh 28 Mar 2005
Banda Aceh has returned to normal. The markets are open, people are at school, children are at school and the traffic's as bad as it was before the tsunami.". ... Radio Australia,

Dozens killed on Nias, quake jolts Aceh 28 Mar 2005
The Indonesian television said no sign of tsunami has been reported yet. On the other hand, Antara News Agency said people in Banda Aceh are recollecting the ... Turkish Press,

Quake Prompts New Tsunami Warning 28 Mar 2005
...thousands of people poured into Banda Aceh's streets after a powerful quake jolted the island of Sumatra. The region was hammered by a powerful tsunami after a ... KELOLAND TV,

Writing for Relief 28 Mar 2005
...in Banda Aceh -- families, businesses, government offices, and schools -- the local daily newspaper had to relocate and improvise in the wake of the tsunami. ... Asia Pacific Media Network,

Indonesia: NATO $6 million bridges arrives in Aceh on 15 April 28 Mar 2005
...to assist Indonesia in dealing with the consequences of the tsunami disaster, NATO ... The equipment is scheduled to arrive in Banda Aceh, Sumatra around 15 April ... ReliefWeb (press release),

Second quake spreads wave of fear across southern Asia 28 Mar 2005
Mosques in Banda Aceh, which bore the brunt of the December disaster, broadcast messages saying: “Don’t panic. There is no tsunami,� But the first ... Times Online,

Earthquakes felt in tsunami region 28 Mar 2005
On Friday, a 5.9 quake hit near Banda Aceh, the capital of the tsunami-ravaged Aceh province, only days after scientists warned that the tremors that caused ... The Herald,

Panic Tsunami subsides after alerts across Asia 28 Mar 2005
26 disaster, tsunami waves crashed onto coastlines in Indonesia's Aceh province ... quake's epicenter was 250 kilometers south-southeast of Banda Aceh, the capital ... Outlookindia.com,

Asian Tsunami Disaster 28 Mar 2005
Acehnese stand on the streets of Banda Aceh after evacuating their homes when a massive ... Sumatra on Monday close to where a quake triggered a tsunami that left ... Yahoo News

IAFF Locals Respond to Tsunami Disaster 28 Mar 2005
Medan and the city of Banda Aceh (located in the Aceh Province), which is very near the epicenter of the massive earthquake that generated the deadly tsunami. ... ILCA Online,

Relief worker says tsunami damage tough to witness 28 Mar 2005
Prior to the six weeks he spent doing relief work in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, after the Dec. 26 tsunami, he and his wife, Elizabeth, were stationed in Afghanistan ... Holland Sentinel,

Indonesia Earthquake Damages Buildings 28 Mar 2005
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - A major earthquake struck off the west coast of Indonesia's Sumatra ... Officials issued a tsunami warning for as far away as Sri Lanka. ... Wellington Daily News,

Tsunami fears cause panic 28 Mar 2005
In Banda Aceh, Prass Prawoto says people are panicking about the possibility of another tsunami and are heading for higher ground. ... NZ City,

Indonesia: Hundreds of thousands flee homes as warnings ring out ... 28 Mar 2005
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia, March 28 (AFP) - From the northwest coast of Indonesia to southern Sri Lanka, regional tsunami warnings and mass panic following a ... ReliefWeb (press release),

Sumatra rocked, Asia rattled 28 Mar 2005
Sibolga on Sumatra. In Indonesia's tsunami-scarred Banda Aceh, panic broke out as power and communications snapped. An official in ... Times of India,

Earthquake prediction proves accurate 28 Mar 2005
...said the quake could be as powerful as 8.5, and possibly generate a tsunami. ... the northwestern tip of Sumatra, running under the city of Banda Aceh, the capital ... Aljazeera.net,

Sumatra earthquake sparks tsunami fears 28 Mar 2005
Almost 300,000 people were killed in the December quake and tsunami disaster. ... Indonesia's Metro TV reported that power failure hit Banda Aceh, the capital of ... ABC Online,

Tsunami Danger Passes after Large Quake near Indonesia 28 Mar 2005
...(Banda Aceh, Indonesia - AP, March 28, 2005) — This time ... Today's quake off the coast of Indonesia prompted fears of another tsunami like that one in December. ... 7Online.com,

UN on tsunami watch after quake 28 Mar 2005
A non-government organisation official in Banda Aceh, the town worst hit by the December 26 tsunami, sent out a telephone message saying thousands of people ... Daily Telegraph,

Quake off Sumatra, Assessment Begins at Dawn 28 Mar 2005
The greatest danger period for a tsunami is within an hour of a quake, report CWS ... CWS staff in the provincial capital, Banda Aceh, report that they are okay. ... Church World Service (press release),

Sri Lanka issues tsunami alert 28 Mar 2005
...said the quake was centered about 410 kilometers (250 miles) southwest of the city of Banda Aceh in the Andean Sea. The December tsunami sent killer waves ... Berkshire Eagle,

Strong quake hits Indonesia coast 28 Mar 2005
A new tsunami was certainly possible, he said, but on a smaller scale ... Residents of Banda Aceh, which was ruined on 26 December, were reported to be fleeing from ... Journal of Turkish Weekly,

Pacifica Hotel Company Donates $30,000 to Help Tsunami Victims 28 Mar 2005
..."Their generosity has allowed us to impact thousands of lives in the tsunami region of ... I think the words of a 30-year-old survivor in Banda Aceh say it best ... Business Wire (press release),

"People are Still Traumatised, Still Scared, They are Running for ... 28 Mar 2005
We do expect aftershocks. An 8.2 is very large, but it’s not unusual as an aftershock.�. He stressed they have no reports at this time of any tsunami. ... Scotsman,

Strong quake hits off Indonesia island 28 Mar 2005
...off the west coast of Indonesia's Sumatra Island late Monday, and officials warned that a tsunami could strike the area. Residents of Banda Aceh fled their ... BusinessWeek

Let's look back at a week of good news 28 Mar 2005
...stories this week of spending time volunteering in February in the Banda Aceh community on ... not just to feel for people affected by last year's tsunami, but to ... Natchez Democrat,

Spain troops exit Aceh tsunami zone, questions on UN Mar 21, 2005
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia, March 21 (Reuters) - Spanish troops began pulling out of Indonesia's tsunami-hit Aceh province on Monday as Jakarta hinted some United ... Reuters AlertNet,

Strong earthquake rocks parts of Aceh Mar 16, 2005
The magnitude-6.0 quake did not trigger a tsunami, said Syahnan of the ... Ocean, about 108 kilometres southeast of the province's capital Banda Aceh, said Syahnan ... Ninemsn,

Indonesia presents tsunami-hit Aceh rebuilding draft Mar 25, 2005
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia, March 26 (Reuters) - Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla arrived in tsunami-hit Aceh province on Saturday three months after the ... Reuters AlertNet,

Rush to reclaim land in Aceh as government rethinks tsunami buffer Mar 24, 2005
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia, March 25 (AFP) - A decision to scrap plans for a tsunami buffer zone prohibiting coastal construction in tsunami-hit regions of ... ReliefWeb (press release),

UN agency forced to abandon Aceh Mar 25, 2005
...moved home to Ulee Batar village in Banda Aceh this week after losing both her daughters and her husband, who disappeared together in their car in the tsunami. ... Sydney Morning Herald (subscription),

Tsunami survivors suffering £2bn aid shortfall Mar 26, 2005
Three months after the Boxing Day tsunami slammed into 11 countries around ... have doubled the deaths near the disaster epicentre of Banda Aceh, and malnutrition ... Independent,

Mercy leaves behind new friends, critics Mar 26, 2005
The Mercy kept a careful distance. It remained out of sight off Banda Aceh, which had absorbed some of the tsunami's strongest blows. ... Pittsburgh Post Gazette,

Indonesia Military End Its First Round of Unified Assistance in ... Mar 26, 2005
...from Banda Aceh to Meulaboh. TNI will come back soon to start new round of TMMD program to finish its plan to build 1.000 houses for Aceh tsunami survivor. ... Indonesia-Relief.Org (press release),

Race in Aceh to reclaim plots Mar 25, 2005
...for a buffer zone that prohibits coastal construction in tsunami-hit regions ... he is the informal head, on the outskirts of the provincial capital, Banda Aceh. ... The Standard,

US ; Second tsunami warning: Mar 27, 2005
...likely, would generate an earthquake of magnitude 7 to 7.5 close to Banda Aceh, the city virtually wiped out on December 26, but there would be no tsunami. Keralanext,

RM389,500 in aid for Aceh's tsunami victims Mar 16, 2005
A Malaysian-based humanitarian aid alliance has received RM389,500 in donations to help tsunami victims in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. ... New Straits Times,

UN agency told to pull out of Aceh Mar 24, 2005
26 earthquake and tsunami, had already been pulled out and those in the provincial capital, Banda Aceh, would leave on March 25, a day ahead of a government ... Daily Times,

With help, Aceh struggles to its feet Mar 24, 2005
Communities isolated by the tsunami are in an even more difficult situation. ... Nana and Rian from West Java, Hasbi, Jess and Jackie from Banda Aceh, Dr Jack from ... BBC News,

Last Australian troops are leaving Aceh Mar 24, 2005
BANDA ACEH, Aceh (AP): The Australian military's humanitarian mission to Indonesia's tsunami-ravaged Aceh province will formally end Friday when its supply ... Jakarta Post,

Aftershock shakes Indonesia's Aceh (09:10 PST) Mar 24, 2005
BANDA ACEH: The latest in a series of strong earthquakes shook the tsunami-hit Indonesian region of Aceh on Friday, but officials said there were no casualties ... Hi Pakistan,

Government Put Aceh Reconstruction Master Plan Status as a Draft Mar 26, 2005
Banda Aceh, Indonesia-Relief – As scheduled, Vice President Jusuf Kalla on Saturday present Aceh ... with all chief of the district affected by tsunami to refine ... Indonesia-Relief.Org (press release),

Indonesia: UNHCR to leave Aceh, with unfulfilled promises Mar 24, 2005
Given the enormity of the tsunami crisis, it was asked to join the ... deployed mobile teams to temporary field locations in Medan, Banda Aceh, Meulaboh, Calang ... ReliefWeb (press release),

Thanks for nothing Mar 25, 2005
...of Punge Jurong village in Banda Aceh learnt that getting any of the billions of dollars of reconstruction aid promised after the Boxing Day tsunami was much ... Sydney Morning Herald (subscription),

Tsunami aid plan to be unveiled Mar 13, 2005
Banda Aceh is likely to be the first project carried out under the aid package, announced in the weeks following the December 26 earthquake and tsunami that ... Ninemsn,

Indonesia military opens tsunami-wrecked road Mar 25, 2005
The tsunami left more than 220,000 people dead or missing in Aceh alone and devastated Banda Aceh and Meulaboh, the main city on the west coast of the province ... Reuters AlertNet,

Surviving the tsunami, bracing for the future Mar 25, 2005
Unlike the women in Lampuuk, the women in Tuha subdistrict, Peukan district, Banda Aceh, generally work in the ... But, the industry is gone following the tsunami. ... Jakarta Post,

Indonesia: After the tsunami - New schools in Banda Aceh Mar 21, 2005
To date, in Banda Aceh and Aceh Besar, Plan has helped distribute clean water and ... housing and ensuring child protection in other areas affected by the tsunami. ReliefWeb (press release),

Spain troops exit Aceh tsunami zone Mar 21, 2005
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (Reuters) - Spanish troops have begun pulling out of Indonesia's tsunami-hit Aceh province as Jakarta hinted some United Nations agencies ... Reuters.uk,

Indonesia: New plans to revive Aceh's tsunami-hit aquaculture ... Mar 17, 2005
16 March 2005, Banda Aceh, Indonesia - When Sugeng Raharjo saw the first tsunami wave smash through his beachside aquaculture installations, he reached for his ... ReliefWeb (press release),

United Nations Development Programme breathes life into Banda Aceh Mar 24, 2005
BANDA ACEH: A major drive is under way to provide employment for an estimated 40,000 job seekers in the tsunami-hit Indonesian province of Aceh. ... Channel News Asia,

Authorities in Aceh struggle to relocate and house tsunami ... Mar 23, 2005
BANDA ACEH : Indonesian authorities in Aceh are struggling to relocate and house more than 120,000 survivors of the Asian tsunami. ... Channel News Asia,

Aftershock shakes Indonesia's tsunami zone Mar 24, 2005
The latest in a series of strong earthquakes shook the tsunami-hit Indonesian region ... Meteorology and Geophysics office in the main city of Banda Aceh said the ... Hindustan Times,

Indonesia - IOM shelter production moves to Banda Aceh, employing ... Mar 22, 2005
IOM gave three Banda Aceh contractors the green light to build the moulds necessary to manufacture the units for the victims of the 26 December tsunami. ... ReliefWeb (press release),

UN Refugee Agency Ends Emergency Tsunami Relief Operations In ... Mar 25, 2005
Shortly after the tsunami struck, the agency quickly mounted a programme to ... mobile teams to temporary field locations in Medan, Banda Aceh, Meulaboh, Calang ... www.a2gay.org.uk,

Dr. Mona Reports from Banda Aceh (3/23) Mar 23, 2005
The roads to Suah Bukha from the hospital in Banda Aceh were still post-tsunami impassable. This woman was considered an emergent medical case. ... CBS 11,

Indonesian tsunami victims fearful government will Mar 15, 2005
Indonesia's Aceh province was hardest hit by the tsunami, with more than ... wiped out and many neighborhoods in the provincial capital Banda Aceh were reduced to ... Charleston Sunday Gazette Mail,

Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Maldives & Somalia: Earthquake and Tsunami ... Mar 24, 2005
...former President Bill Clinton, the UN Special Envoy for Tsunami Reconstruction. ... In response to lessons learned in Banda Aceh and Aceh Besar districts regarding ... ReliefWeb (press release),

UN pulls out of Aceh tsunami zone Mar 24, 2005
...west coast, hardest hit by the December 26 earthquake and tsunami, had already been pulled out and those in the provincial capital, Banda Aceh, would leave on ... Reuters.uk,

New hope in Aceh tsunami zone as land titles rescued Mar 23, 2005
...to 50,000 documents that we have found so far for Banda Aceh city," Riptono Sri ... and most of them lost their personal documentation in the tsunami," said John ... Reuters AlertNet,

A haven for child's play Mar 16, 2005
Recovery: In Indonesia, one relief group is creating safe places for young tsunami survivors to act their age. By John Murphy. BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - Toddlers ... Newsday,

Indonesia Eases Visa Rule for Aid Groups Before Aceh Rebuilding Mar 22, 2005
26 earthquake and tsunami. Members of foreign aid organizations can renew their permits to stay for another month in the province's capital of Banda Aceh, said ... Bloomberg

Asia Environment Australian tsunami aid flows into Asia Mar 25, 2005
A$50 million to rebuild the main hospital in Aceh's provincial capital, Banda Aceh.. ... in a variety of low-risk accounts, will be spent solely on tsunami relief. ... Mathaba.Net,

Indonesia: Three months after the tsunami Mar 25, 2005
With the generous support of the Irish people Trócaire is working alongside the people of Banda Aceh - inch-by-inch the debris of the tsunami is being removed ... ReliefWeb (press release),

Tsunami Response Update: India, Sri Lanka, and Indonesia Mar 24, 2005
Oxfam's cash-for-work programs are in full swing in the tsunami-affected region ... displaced people in 39 camps in the districts of Aceh Besar and Banda Aceh. ... Oxfam America (press release),

Drawing to an end: Australia's Aceh mission Mar 23, 2005
...earthquake and tsunami that killed more than 126,000 Indonesians, uncovering hundreds of bodies buried beneath the twisted wreckage of Banda Aceh's former coast ... Sydney Morning Herald (subscription),

IOM Indonesia emergency relief response for Aceh: Situation report ... Mar 21, 2005
Aceh Psychiatric Hospital, conducted its third training of trainers course to assist severe trauma-related tsunami and earthquake survivors in Banda Aceh. ... ReliefWeb (press release),

3 months later, tsunami death toll steadies but doubts remain ... Mar 24, 2005
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) - The unmarked box sits in the corner of an Indonesian Red Cross office in a former Mitsubishi auto ... 26 earthquake and tsunami. ... National Post,

Completion of UNHCR's emergency operation in Nanggroe Aceh ... Mar 24, 2005
Given the enormity of the tsunami crisis, it was asked to join the ... It deployed mobile teams to temporary field locations in Medan, Banda Aceh, Meulaboh, Calang ... ReliefWeb (press release),

Three months on, tsunami toll steadies Mar 24, 2005
By Michael Casey BANDA ACEH, Indonesia, AP. ... 26 earthquake and tsunami. The three-month hunt for bodies goes on, though it has slowed down. ... China Post,