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A 7.6 earthquake hit the Pakistan-India border region on the 8th of October, 2005. Recent news articles mentioning Banda .

BC wood-frame homes make an impression in Indonesia 04 Dec 2005
Forest Certification Watch (subscription), BC also co-sponsored wood-frame construction seminars in Jakarta and Banda Aceh in ... 26, 2004 earthquake and tsunami that hit Indonesia caused an estimated $5.3 ...

Mental health crisis looming for survivors of tsunami, warns UW ... Nov 30, 2005
uwnews.org, 26 earthquake and tsunami climbed above 200,000, a University of Washington psychologist who ... t lose someone," said Kyes, who spent a week in Banda Aceh, once a ...

War on terror waged in earthquake zone Nov 27, 2005
Dallas Morning News (subscription), ...assistance after Indonesia's Banda Aceh was swept by a tsunami made a lasting, positive impression on the island nation's Muslims. The earthquake aid in ...

"Don't Tell Me Newspapers Are Losing Their Relevance" Dec 2, 2005
mediabistro.com, ...this Sunday's New York Times magazine cover story on the tsunami and Banda Aceh in ... numbing one (I did not see any NYT Mag covers on the Pakistani earthquake). ...

Pakistan: Hospitals in quake-hit areas confirm outbreak of ... Dec 1, 2005
ReliefWeb (press release), The winter has not affected only the earthquake survivors but the relief workers ... targeted the villages of Kalas, Kayan, Kadi Wali, Sundi and Banda Geesach for ...

Earthquake measuring 5.0 recorded off Indonesia's Aceh Nov 18, 2005
Ninemsn, The earthquake struck at around 23:14 pm (1614 GMT Friday) and was centered ... and 310 kilometers (195 miles) southwest of the Acehnese capital Banda Aceh, said ...

Earthquake measuring 5.0 recorded off Indonesia's Aceh Nov 18, 2005
Radio Australia, ...and Geophysics Agency in Jakarta say the earthquake struck overnight and was centered about 300 kilometers southwest of the Acehnese capital Banda Aceh. ...

Earthquake shakes buildings in northern Australian city; no damage ... Nov 20, 2005
China Daily, The earthquake hit at 9:51 am (0021 GMT) beneath the Banda Sea about 500 kilometers (310 miles) northwest of Darwin, said Cvetan Sinadinovski of Geoscience ...

Darwin rocked by large earthquake Nov 20, 2005
Radio New Zealand, ...epicentre. They say the earthquake was caused by the Australian and Asian tectonic plates colliding in the Banda Sea. Geoscience ...

COVER STORY: Forgotten survivors of the mountain tsunami Nov 29, 2005
New Straits Times, ...days into the disaster, we found few signs of the terrible earthquake. In contrast, months earlier — on a separate assignment — we arrived in Banda Aceh to ...

Indonesia: Building new and improved schools Nov 30, 2005
ReliefWeb (press release), A warning bell sounds and the students of Primary School Number One in Banda Aceh race for the nearest exit. ... This is not a real earthquake. ...

Moderate earthquake shakes Sumatra, Indonesia Nov 18, 2005
Hindustan Times, A moderate earthquake shook northern Sumatra in Indonesia early on Saturday, the ... northern Sumatra about 310 kilometres (190 miles) southwest of Banda Aceh, the ...

Earthquake rattles Darwin Nov 20, 2005
ABC Online, The quake's epicentre was located 500 kilometres west-north-west of Darwin in the Banda Sea. Geoscience Australia says the region ...

The world will never abandon tsunami-hit Aceh-Clinton Nov 30, 2005
Reuters AlertNet, BANDA ACEH, Indonesia, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Former US President Bill Clinton ... tip of Sumatra island -- 11 months after a 9.15 magnitude earthquake, the strongest ...

The world will never abandon tsunami-hit Aceh: Clinton Nov 30, 2005
ABC News Nov 30, 2005 — BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (Reuters) - Former US President Bill ... of Sumatra island — 11 months after a 9.15 magnitude earthquake, the strongest in ...

Darwin rocked by earthquake Nov 20, 2005
The Age (subscription), ...today. Dr Sinadinovski said the earthquake was caused by the Australian and Asian plates colliding in the Banda Sea. "The earthquake ...

World in brief Nov 30, 2005
Times Online, The earthquake death toll stands at 73,000 in Pakistan and 1,300 in India. ... Banda Aceh: Bill Clinton, the former US President who is the special UN envoy for ...

Why Did It Happen? Will It Happen Again? Scientists Reveal ... Nov 29, 2005
Channel Canada, ...was the seafloor uplift from the 9.1 magnitude Great Sumatra earthquake – and not ... scientific discovery, 260 kilometres off the coast of Banda Aceh, Indonesia ...

Afghan refugees offer pitch-perfect camp for hosts Nov 21, 2005
Reuters AlertNet, Erecting 50 to 60 tents a day, Sulman Kheil and his team of 16 Afghan refugees have helped to house earthquake survivors who have come to Banda Shahib Khan ...

Afghan refugees offer pitch-perfect camp for hosts Nov 22, 2005
PakTribune.com, It’s my duty to help the earthquake survivors." Banda Shahib Khan is one of 20 camps in Pakistan’s quake zone where UNHCR is currently supporting the ...

Aceh can't forget the 'ghost in the sea' Nov 25, 2005
International Herald Tribune, The location, for centuries so favorable, was a mere 250 kilometers, or 155 miles, from the earthquake's epicenter. Banda Aceh was swamped by the tsunami ...

Quake shakes northern Australian city, no damage Nov 20, 2005
Reuters AlertNet, The Banda Sea earthquake follows a magnitude 6.5 earthquake at Simeulue, in neighbouring Indonesia, on Saturday, but Sinadinovski said the two were not ...

A tale of two disasters -- and two responses Nov 20, 2005
The News Journal, ...the case, I understand, in the devastated Indonesian city of Banda Aceh, where ... UN officials have an institutional interest in painting the earthquake in the ...

Tsunami relief groups still flush with cash Nov 28, 2005
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (subscription), ...so robust that it has made the philanthropic response to the earthquake in Pakistan ... end of this year to help rebuild the water system in Banda Aceh, Indonesia ...

The Day the Sea Came, Part I: A Ghost in the Water Nov 23, 2005
New York Times, The location, for centuries so favorable, was a mere 155 miles from the earthquake's epicenter. Banda Aceh was swamped by the tsunami within 30 minutes of the ...

PACTEC responds to Pakistan earthquake Bulletin No. 4 - 7 Nov 2005 Nov 7, 2005
ReliefWeb (press release), As in Banda Aceh, the UN OCHA loves us as our emergency communications facility brings in the NGOs to do their reporting on the much-needed data the UN is ...

Earthquakes Rock Australia And Indonesia Nov 21, 2005
Post Chronicle The 5.3 earthquake's epicenter was located 500 kilometres west-north-west of Darwin in the Banda Sea. Geoscience Australia reports ...

The world will never abandon tsunami-hit Aceh: Clinton Nov 30, 2005
Boston Globe, BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (Reuters) - Former US President Bill Clinton promised survivors of ... island -- 11 months after a 9.15 magnitude earthquake, the strongest ...

Intel: Wireless high-speed link helped rebuild Banda Acheh Nov 14, 2005
Business Times - Malaysia, ...how its wireless communications infrastructure has helped rebuild tsunami-ravaged Banda Acheh in Indonesia. Following the December 26 earthquake and tsunami ...

Indonesia Christians on Nias Island Still Desperate After ... Nov 16, 2005
BosNewsLife, ...from the December 26 tsunami and a devastating March 28 earthquake," said Christian ... no support when you compare [it with the region of] Banda Aceh," said 34 ...

Vice President Yusuf Kalla to Visit Banda Aceh Nov 7, 2005
Antara, ...to leave for Banda Aceh, the capital of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD) province on November 9 for a close look at the condition of the strong earthquake and ...

South/Southeast Asia and East Africa: Earthquake and Tsunamis ... Nov 9, 2005
ReliefWeb (press release), United Nations flew the first two steel-framed shelters into Banda Aceh last ... using its early warning network to alert populations to the earthquake and tsunami ...

Difficulties in defining physics Nov 15, 2005
Independent-Bangladesh, The provincial capital, Banda Aceh, feels the full force of the earthquake; and buildings collapse. The town is wrecked 20 minutes before the tsunami arrives. ...

Money, not excuses Nov 19, 2005
Guardian Unlimited, ...of people, another exodus, with resulting casualties from disease and the cold perhaps as bad as in the earthquake itself ... In Banda Aceh there were more than 800 ...

CIDA: Canada Continues to Rehabilitate and Rebuild Tsunami ... Nov 22, 2005
CCNMatthews (Communiqués de presse), Development and Peace for the construction of 550 permanent earthquake-proof houses ... and install temporary housing kits for 5,000 families in Banda Aceh, Aceh ...

One Year Later, People Getting Back to Business in Post-Tsunami ... Nov 8, 2005
Reuters AlertNet, ...explains Evy Kaban, livelihood-recovery program coordinator in Banda Aceh for ... Aceh province and surrounding areas after a December 2004 earthquake produced the ...

Tsunami Recovery is Slow Amid Unusual Challenges Nov 6, 2005
Bremerton Sun (subscription), ...as she removed soggy belongings from her flooded tent in Banda Aceh and ... ruined commercial building, the inhabitants said they feared another earthquake but had ...

Troubles far from over for quake survivors living in tents Nov 7, 2005
Daily Times, KHAN: Every survivor has his own story to tell at camp Banda Sahib Khan ... was God’s wrath,� prayer leader Maulvi Mustabir says, referring to the earthquake. ...

She had thirteen seconds, we have at least thirteen days Nov 15, 2005
Reuters AlertNet, ...destruction along coastlines of Sri Lanka, Banda Aceh in Indonesia, India, and elsewhere. It took just thirteen seconds for the south Asian earthquake to exact ...

Christian Freedom International Delivers Aid to Nias Island ... Nov 15, 2005
Christian News Wire (press release), ...are still trying to recover from the December 26 tsunami and devastating March 28 earthquake. ... "We are getting no support when you compare to Banda Aceh," said ...

'My son is gone - my world is gone with him' Nov 5, 2005
The Observer, In the wake of the 8 October earthquake that struck at the heart of Kashmir ... commentators in New Delhi and Islamabad that, as in post-tsunami Banda Aceh, a ...

Press Conference: Islamic Relief and Operation USA to Send Cargo ... Nov 9, 2005
Yahoo! News (press release) ...recently, the two organizations sent a joint airlift to Banda Aceh, Indonesia ... Pakistan that Islamic Relief USA has coordinated since last month's earthquake. ...

Sick with shame at quake horrors Nov 4, 2005
CNN ...for CNN.com from one of the areas hardest hit by the South Asia earthquake. ... There, destruction in places such as Banda Aceh as well as Meulaboh was beyond ...

PM directs swift distribution of compensation among the quake ... Nov 6, 2005
Pakistan Link, ...nation to stand united in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake to face ... The Prime Minister later visited the relief camp at Banda SahibKhan near Havaliean ...

Aceh moves on housing crisis Nov 7, 2005
Australian, ...rocky ground of a Red Cross warehouse in the provincial capital of Banda Aceh at ... The UN recovery co-ordinator for Aceh and the earthquake-struck island of Nias ...

Overfishing may threaten Aceh's fishing future: Aid agency Nov 22, 2005
Jakarta Post, BANDA ACEH, Aceh (AFP): Overfishing and dwindling fish stocks could destroy ... The earthquake-triggered tsunami ravaged coastal Aceh, destroying fishing villages ...

Indonesia struggling to complete homes for tsunami survivors Nov 22, 2005
Webindia123, ...are still living in improvised camps, 11 months after a 9.15 earthquake and the ... further said that a peace process with rebels in its troubled Banda Aceh was on ...

Final resting place is hard to find in Balakot, Pakistan Nov 10, 2005
ReliefWeb (press release), There, destruction in places such as Banda Aceh as well as Meulaboh was beyond ... In Balakot and other earthquake areas we are getting aid where it is needed most ...

Translation agency translate volunteering into company success Nov 22, 2005
ClickPress (press release), ...from a tent across from the Governor’s office in Banda Aceh, northern ... The occasional aftershocks from the earthquake that had caused tsunami—combined with ...

Expect more Asia quake deaths Nov 8, 2005
Monsters and Critics.com, ...are no tourists and where everyone really gave.' Egeland said of Banda Aceh in ... there had been more images from more tourists of the actual earthquake and how ...

Hospital Ship Wins Seamanship Award Nov 18, 2005
Navy Compass, In Banda Aceh, Indonesia, Mercy’s engineering department helped rebuild the region’s ... In Nias Island, Indonesia, the site of a second earthquake that struck ...

EDITORIAL: Welcome rethink on F-16s Nov 6, 2005
Daily Times, ...needs to focus on reconstruction in the wake of the biggest earthquake in its ... Almost $2.7 billion worth of it is lying unused in Banda Aceh after several ...

German Tsunami Early Warning System Takes Shape Nov 16, 2005
Deutsche Welle, ...up of energy is believed to have taken place, which first sparked an earthquake near the ... Scientists plan to work up north to Banda Aceh after the Sunda Straits ...

Aceh rebels to hand over 200 more weapons in third phase of peace ... Nov 13, 2005
Jakarta Post, BANDA ACEH, Aceh (AP): Separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) rebels in Indonesia's Aceh ... peace efforts picked up speed after the massive earthquake and tsunami ...

Letters describe tsunami suffering from the children's point of ... Nov 14, 2005
Sydney Morning Herald (subscription), ..."When the earthquake stopped, my ... Already $20,000 has been raised towards a kindergarten in Banda Aceh, and students hope the book can provide $130,000 for a ...

Wheels grind for tsunami victims Nov 6, 2005
Australian, ...crowded tent village of Mon Ikeun, west of the provincial capital of Banda Aceh ... houses in Aceh, and another 90,000 in Nias, when a massive earthquake struck the ...

Faith and a new haircut in tsunami's wake Nov 3, 2005
Australian, The noble building still bears the scars of the Boxing Day earthquake and tsunami ... Idul Fitri, more than 10,000 Acehnese flocked to the mosque in Banda Aceh to ...

VP Holds Closed-Door Meeting with AMM at Aceh Airport Nov 8, 2005
Antara, Banda Aceh (ANTARA News) - Vice President Jusuf Kalla held a closed-door ... Aceh and Nias island, which were destroyed by tsunami and earthquake respectively late ...

VP Asks Officials to Improve Spirit in Aceh Reconstruction ... Nov 9, 2005
Antara, Banda Aceh (ANTARA News) - Vice President Jusuf Kalla has asked officials in tsunami-hit ... the province on Dec 26 last year and a killer earthquake rocked Nias ...

World briefs - November 3, 2005 Nov 2, 2005
The South African Star (subscription), ...has dramatically increased the official death toll from the earthquake that hit the ... Lucius Banda, who tabled an impeachment motion against the president, was ...

Health of Acehnese reefs in the wake of the tsunami shows human ... Nov 7, 2005
EurekAlert (press release), ...reefs closest to the epicenter of the 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake was occasionally ... Nur Fadli and Edi Rudi of Universitas Syiah Kuala in Banda Aceh, NAD ...


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