Tsunami news for Banda, Indonesia

Rescue Efforts in Indonesia Dec 28, 2004
CHADWICK : Banda Aceh is the city that is in the most northwest part of the Indonesian archipelago, and it's closest to the center of this earthquake, which ... NPR (audio),

Rescuers struggle to find survivors in Aceh 27 December 2004
AP) - Dozens of bloated bodies littered the streets of Banda Aceh city Monday as soldiers and volunteers searched for survivors of an earthquake and tidal ... Borneo Bulletin,

Business in Asia Today -- Dec. 28, 2004 Dec 28, 2004
...areas in Banda Aceh, the capital of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam province, are still strewn with thousands of ... victims following an earthquake measuring 8.9 on ... Yahoo News (press release)

Aftershock rescue extended in Indonesia Dec 28, 2004
A powerful and devastating earthquake of 8.7 on Richter scale rocked and massive ... The worst affected area was Banda Aceh, the capital city of Aceh province ... People's Daily Online,

Houston's connection to Indonesian earthquake victims 27 December 2004
...estimated 5,000 Indonesian victims of Monday's earthquake and tsunami. Indonesia is home to the city closest to the quake epicenter. That city, Banda Aceh, is ... KHOU (subscription),

Fifth-largest earthquake in more than a century 27 December 2004
...huge earthquake whose epicentre was just 65 miles off its coast. Bodies were left hanging from trees as the waters receded while the Aceh capital, Banda Aceh ... IrishExaminer.com (subscription),

Billions in Aid Needed for Devastated Areas 27 December 2004
27 -- The huge underwater earthquake that drove tidal waves across the Indian Ocean is ... to some of the hardest-hit areas, including Sumatra and Banda Aceh in ... Washington Post,

PWJ Deploys Assessment Team to Indonesia in Response to Massive ... 27 December 2004
...to Banda Aceh, the provincial capital of Aceh, as soon as the airport access is available. PWJ has experience in provision of emergency relief to earthquake ... Reuters AlertNet,

Quake could be the worst natural disaster in recent history Dec 28, 2004
...both the earthquake itself 150 miles away and the tsunamis that followed. The US consulate in nearby Medan has received reports that waters around Banda Aceh ... Salt Lake Tribune,

Death toll from quake, tsunami surpass 40,000 Dec 28, 2004
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia -- A top Indonesian emergency official says waves from Sunday's earthquake ... 10,000 people in a single village. ... News 9 San Antonio,

More than 4,440 ... as extent of Indonesia's earthquake horror ... 27 December 2004
...when Indonesia was hit at point-blank range by a giant earthquake and tidal ... was expected with links still down to the provincial capital Banda Aceh, believed ... Designerz.com,

FACTBOX-10 largest earthquakes since 1900 26 December 2004
Feb 1, 1938 - Indonesia - An 8.5 magnitude earthquake in the Banda Sea generated tsunamis causing great damage on Banda and Kai, volcanic islands in eastern ... Indian Express,

2,000 ... as earthquake devastates Asia 26 December 2004
The US Geological Survey’s website recorded the magnitude 8.9 earthquake off the ... Initial damage centred on Banda Aceh, capital of the Indonesian province of ... Ireland Online,

Tsunami ... toll tops 78,000 29 December 2004
Other countries are continuing to reporting casualties from the ... waves, spawned by a magnitude 9.0 earthquake that struck ... "The center of Banda Aceh has ... India Daily,

Global view tracks the path of fury unleashed 29 December 2004
...the extraordinary course of the natural disaster sparked by the earthquake that measured ... It struck the Indonesian city of Banda Aceh, just 200km away, first ... The Australian,

Race to Bury Asia's ... as Toll Nears 70,000 29 December 2004
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (Reuters) - Thousands of corpses rotted in the sun from ... The ocean surge was triggered by a magnitude 9.0 undersea earthquake, the biggest ... Reuters

Indonesian disaster toll is 27,100: 29 December 2004
Jusuf Kalla had said Tuesday that the ... toll from the earthquake that measured ... About 3,000 of those ... were residents of Banda Aceh, the Aceh capital. New Kerala,

Deadly diseases a concern 29 December 2004
Hospitals and health services are overwhelmed by the impact of the earthquake, Nabarro said ... About 175 tons of rice arrived in Banda Aceh on the northern tip of ... St. Petersburg Times,

Minnesotans begin getting word from Asia 29 December 2004
She learned of their fate in a 15-minute telephone conversation with a cousin in Banda Aceh, on the island of Sumatra, close to the earthquake epicenter. ... Pioneer Press (subscription),

'Nothing left but our lives,' survivor says 29 December 2004
Evidence of the devastation wrought by the earthquake begins more than an hour's drive ... the side of the trans-Sumatran highway linking Medan and Banda Aceh, has ... The Globe and Mail (subscription),

RELIEF EFFORTS 29 December 2004
AH-Chay") in northwest Sumatra was near the epicenter of Sunday's devastating earthquake. ... They included about 5,000 in the provincial capital of Banda Aceh. ... OregonLive.com,

UN set for largest aid appeal as quake toll hits 59,000 29 December 2004
Banda Aceh and Amy Kazmin in Khao Lak. The United Nations was preparing on Tuesday to launch its largest aid appeal for victims of the Indian Ocean earthquake, ... Financial Times,

Government Denies Foreign Access to Aceh 29 December 2004
...bordering the Indian ocean from tsunami triggered by the undersea earthquake just 150 ... continue to line the streets of the provincial capital Banda Aceh and one ... Laksamana,

‘Why did you do this, God?’ 29 December 2004
Nicobar islands were just a few miles north of the epicentre of Sunday's earthquake. ... In Banda Aceh, fear was mixed with anger as residents queued outside the ... The Herald,

Asia Rushes to Bury 67,000 Tsunami Victims 29 December 2004
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - Cargo planes touched down with promised aid Wednesday, bearing ... Wednesday that the ... toll from this week's earthquake and tsunamis ... Corvallis Gazette Times,

Officials Warn Of Possible Epidemics After Quake, Tsunamis 29 December 2004
...bodies of Sunday's monster earthquake and waves: health epidemics. Bodies of victims from Sunday's massive tidal wave lie in a street in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. ... Carolina Channel.com,

President Surveys Aceh Devastation 29 December 2004
...an underwater earthquake have claimed the lives of more than 20,000 people. SBY, as the president is known, ventured into the provincial capital of Banda Aceh ... Laksamana,

Diver saw tsunami forming underwater 29 December 2004
We saw the extent of the damage in Banda Aceh – there was a lot of stuff floating ... an avid diver and was in Pulau Weh at the time of the earthquake on Sunday. ... The Malaysia Star,

Aid arrives as stricken region buries 67,000 dead 29 December 2004
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) -- Cargo planes touched down with promised aid Wednesday ... in Sunday's disaster, shattered both by the most powerful earthquake in 40 ... Bremerton Sun,

60,000 ... After Asian Earthquake & Tsunami 29 December 2004
...of unidentified bodies into mass graves in the Indonesian city of Banda Aceh. ... 32,000 people are known ... in Indonesia from the weekend earthquake and tsunami ... WFIE-TV,

Dead litter streets, Indonesia toll crosses 27,000 29 December 2004
On a field in Banda Aceh, about four times the size of a soccer pitch, more ... 33 ft) high spread out across the Indian Ocean triggered by an earthquake under the ... Deccan Herald,

Asian Toll Mounts, Millions Await Help 29 December 2004
...the tsunami hit six Asian nations following the massive 9.0 magnitude earthquake. ... In Indonesia's Banda Aceh, fear was mixed with anger as residents queued ... Turks.US

68 stranded South Africans return home 29 December 2004
...the ground - many more lives are bound to be lost in the aftermath of the earthquake. ... In Banda Aceh, one of the worst hit areas, in the north of Sumatra, the ... Mail & Guardian Online (subscription),

AP News in Brief 29 December 2004
...of corpses lining the streets and lawns of provincial capital Banda Aceh. ... is destroyed, and some towns were wiped out by this week's earthquake and tsunamis, a ... San Francisco Chronicle,

Migrant Acehnese in anguish over uncertainty 29 December 2004
...kilometers or so south of Banda Aceh, but the main road between the two cities was completely swept away by tidal waves from Sunday's 9.0-magnitude earthquake. ... Jakarta Post,

World unites to help save the stricken as disease threatens 29 December 2004
...been ... in Indonesia, the country closest to the epicentre of the earthquake. ... Irman Rachmat, a Red Cross official in nearby Banda Aceh, said: "People are ... Independent,

Acehnese worried about families 29 December 2004
...students at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), after Sunday’s devastating earthquake in Sumatra ... learnt later that all flights from the city to Banda Aceh had ... The Malaysia Star,

No medical help as thousands suffer in Aceh 29 December 2004
Despite it being three days since Banda Aceh was virtually destroyed by the massive earthquake and tidal wave, proper medical care and supplies were yet to be ... Daily Telegraph,

Horror at quake's centre 29 December 2004
A reconnaissance flight covering about 160km of the Sumatran coast between Banda Aceh and ... so badly hit was the fact it suffered first the earthquake, then the ... The Mercury,

Some power, phones back on in Aceh, as fuel dwindles 29 December 2004
...have slowly begun to return to areas devastated by the massive earthquake and tsunami ... secretary Mulyo Adji said electricity in 30 percent of Banda Aceh had ... Jakarta Post,

Scope of destruction in Indonesia remains unclear 29 December 2004
...provincial capital, Banda Aceh, was estimated at 9,000. The full scope of the devastation remains unclear. Three days after the magnitude-9.0 earthquake off ... USA Today

Families ripped apart 29 December 2004
...the ... in two zones that suffered the brunt of both the earthquake and the ... are evil, but they are hungry," said Red Cross official Irman Rachmat in Banda Aceh ... Arizona Daily Star,

Survivors' woes in spotlight 29 December 2004
Banda Aceh in Indonesia, two days after the waves struck, thousands of bloated bodies ... Sumatra in Indonesia, was the hardest hit by both the earthquake and the ... Salt Lake Tribune,

UN to launch largest aid appeal 29 December 2004
Frances Williams in Geneva, Raphael Minder in Brussels, Shawn,Donnan in Banda Aceh and ... ever aid appeal for the victims of the Indian Ocean earthquake, as the ... Financial Times,

Tsunami tragedy: Your appeals 29 December 2004
We haven't had any information about them since the earthquake. ... We are looking for our grandmother, Mrs. Solihanoum (72), in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. ... CNN

Tsunami's ... toll soars; survivors desperate for aid 29 December 2004
..."The initial terror associated with the tsunamis and the earthquake itself may ... member Doctors Without Borders team left Jakarta, Indonesia, for Banda Aceh, on ... Chicago Tribune (subscription),

BY THE WAY By Max V. Soliven 29 December 2004
Most of Europe is in mourning over the horrible tsunami, which swept out of Banda Aceh’s amazingly powerful earthquake – over 9 on the Richter scale ... Philippine Star,

Indonesian quake deah toll passes 36,000 29 December 2004
...toll made the quake, which hit Sunday morning, the worst earthquake ever in ... The quake flattened the provincial capital Banda Aceh and other district towns ... Washington Times,

Horrors emerge across globe as rescue teams comb towns and ... 29 December 2004
Nearest the epicentre of the earthquake, which measured 9.0 on the Richter ... In the capital Banda Aceh, buildings collapsed and the telephone and electricity ... Guardian,

Local Charities Send Supplies To Tsunami Zone 29 December 2004
...“Save the children� has an office in Banda Aceh, the Indonesian region near the epicenter of the earthquake. Its building was swamped by six feet of water. ... CBS New York,

Rescue Efforts in Indonesia Dec 28, 2004
CHADWICK : Banda Aceh is the city that is in the most northwest part of the Indonesian archipelago, and it's closest to the center of this earthquake, which ... NPR (audio),

Business in Asia Today -- Dec. 28, 2004 Dec 28, 2004
...areas in Banda Aceh, the capital of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam province, are still strewn with thousands of ... victims following an earthquake measuring 8.9 on ... Yahoo News (press release)

'Biggest relief effort ever' as Asian disaster toll predicted to ... 27 December 2004
...along Asia's devastated shores as the ... toll from a massive earthquake and the ... reporter among the first to reach the province's main city Banda Aceh, which ... Turkish Press,

Quake could be the worst natural disaster in recent history Dec 28, 2004
...both the earthquake itself 150 miles away and the tsunamis that followed. The US consulate in nearby Medan has received reports that waters around Banda Aceh ... Salt Lake Tribune,

Houston's connection to Indonesian earthquake victims 27 December 2004
...estimated 5,000 Indonesian victims of Monday's earthquake and tsunami. Indonesia is home to the city closest to the quake epicenter. That city, Banda Aceh, is ... KHOU (subscription),

Fifth-largest earthquake in more than a century 27 December 2004
...huge earthquake whose epicentre was just 65 miles off its coast. Bodies were left hanging from trees as the waters receded while the Aceh capital, Banda Aceh ... IrishExaminer.com (subscription),

Billions in Aid Needed for Devastated Areas 27 December 2004
27 -- The huge underwater earthquake that drove tidal waves across the Indian Ocean is ... to some of the hardest-hit areas, including Sumatra and Banda Aceh in ... Washington Post,

Tsunami: over 23 000 victims 27 December 2004
Feb 1, 1938 - Indonesia - l An 8.5 magnitude earthquake in the Banda Sea generated tsunamis causing great damage on Banda and Kai, volcanic islands in eastern ... L'express.mu,

Death toll from quake, tsunami surpass 40,000 Dec 28, 2004
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia -- A top Indonesian emergency official says waves from Sunday's earthquake ... 10,000 people in a single village. ... News 9 San Antonio,

Asia watery-grave toll climbs toward 29,000 27 December 2004
The ... waves struck as far as Somalia, which is 3,000 miles from the earthquake epicenter ... Some 3,000 ... were found in Banda Aceh, capital of Aceh province ... Washington Times,

FACTBOX-10 largest earthquakes since 1900 26 December 2004
Feb 1, 1938 - Indonesia - An 8.5 magnitude earthquake in the Banda Sea generated tsunamis causing great damage on Banda and Kai, volcanic islands in eastern ... Indian Express,

2,000 ... as earthquake devastates Asia 26 December 2004
The US Geological Survey’s website recorded the magnitude 8.9 earthquake off the ... Initial damage centred on Banda Aceh, capital of the Indonesian province of ... Ireland Online,