Americans Speed Aid to Tsunami-Hit Asia (AP)

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Hundreds of Americans Missing in Asia
(AP)

Hundreds of Americans Missing in Asia
(AP) 12/28/2004 09:35 PM
AP - Hundreds of Americans remain missing two days after devastating tsunamis struck Asia, but the State Department says a large number have been located and are safe. Responding to the disaster, the U.S. Agency for International Development added $20 million to the already promised $15 million.

About 2,600 Americans Unaccounted for
After Tsunami

About 2,600 Americans Unaccounted for
After Tsunami 01/06/2005 12:10 PM
Reuters via Wired News Jan 6 2005 3:43PM GMT

Eleven Americans Confirmed Dead in Asia
- Powell (Reuters)

Eleven Americans Confirmed Dead in Asia
- Powell (Reuters) 12/28/2004 09:31 AM
Reuters - The number of Americans known to have been killed in the devastating tsunami has risen to 11 and hundreds remain unaccounted for, Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Tuesday, as the death toll across Asia approached 40,000 people.

Americans Open Wallets for Tsunami
Relief (AP)

Americans Open Wallets for Tsunami
Relief (AP) 01/04/2005 05:31 PM
AP - From antibiotics to clothes to cash — lots of it — U.S.-based relief groups report an overwhelming response from donors moved by the devastation of the Indian Ocean tsunami, with more than $200 million raised as of Tuesday. One charity said online pledges were coming in at the rate of $100,000 an hour.

U.S. Asia Imports Not Affected by
Tsunami (AP)

U.S. Asia Imports Not Affected by
Tsunami (AP) 01/04/2005 04:58 AM
AP - The movement of goods from tsunami-ravaged Asian countries to the United States — everything from furniture to clothing — have continued to flow because big manufacturing centers for the most part were not damaged.

Scientists in U.S. tried to warn Asia of
tsunami

Scientists in U.S. tried to warn Asia of
tsunami 12/28/2004 05:35 AM
USA Today Dec 28 2004 9:11AM GMT

6,300 Dead as Quake, Tsunami Devastate
Asia

6,300 Dead as Quake, Tsunami Devastate
Asia 12/26/2004 11:21 AM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 26 2004 3:33PM GMT

Asia Rushes to Bury 67,000 Tsunami
Victims (AP)

Asia Rushes to Bury 67,000 Tsunami
Victims (AP) 12/29/2004 10:11 AM
AP - Cargo planes touched down with promised aid Wednesday, bearing everything from lentils to water purifiers to help survivors facing the threat of epidemic after this week's quake-tsunami catastrophe. The first Indonesian military teams reached the devastated west coast of Sumatra island, finding thousands of bodies and hiking southern Asia's death toll to more than 67,000.

Asia tsunami warning system feasible

Asia tsunami warning system feasible 12/27/2004 11:56 PM
CNET News.com Dec 28 2004 4:30AM GMT

Asia Struggles with Tsunami Death,
Destruction

Asia Struggles with Tsunami Death,
Destruction 12/28/2004 12:50 PM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 28 2004 3:25PM GMT

South Asia cancels tsunami alerts

South Asia cancels tsunami alerts 03/29/2005 04:11 AM
India and Sri Lanka withdraw the tsunami alerts issued after an earthquake hit the coast of Indonesia.

South Asia Tsunami Relief Efforts

South Asia Tsunami Relief Efforts 12/31/2004 12:43 PM

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Quake, Tsunami Devastate Asia; Over
11,300 Dead

Quake, Tsunami Devastate Asia; Over
11,300 Dead 12/26/2004 07:07 PM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 26 2004 9:35PM GMT

Quake, Tsunami Devastate Asia; Nearly
9,500 Dead

Quake, Tsunami Devastate Asia; Nearly
9,500 Dead 12/26/2004 08:20 PM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 27 2004 12:20AM GMT

Quake and Tsunami Devastate South Asia

Quake and Tsunami Devastate South Asia 12/26/2004 10:54 AM

Asia Tsunami Kills 15,500, Rush to Find
Bodies

Asia Tsunami Kills 15,500, Rush to Find
Bodies 12/27/2004 04:34 AM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 27 2004 7:57AM GMT

Quake, Tsunami Hit South Asia, 1,500
Feared Dead

Quake, Tsunami Hit South Asia, 1,500
Feared Dead 12/26/2004 05:00 AM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 26 2004 9:41AM GMT

"South-East Asia Earthquake and Tsunami
Blog"

"South-East Asia Earthquake and Tsunami
Blog" 12/28/2004 04:57 AM

Strong Quake, Tsunami Hit Southern Asia,
650 Killed

Strong Quake, Tsunami Hit Southern Asia,
650 Killed 12/26/2004 05:00 AM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 26 2004 8:06AM GMT

Cisco donates $2.5M for tsunami relief
efforts in Asia

Cisco donates $2.5M for tsunami relief
efforts in Asia 12/30/2004 08:11 PM
Cisco has donated $1 million as a company, and the Cisco Systems Foundation has pledged at least $1 million more to match donations already made by Cisco employees.

Data alert network could have helped in
Asia tsunami

Data alert network could have helped in
Asia tsunami 12/27/2004 02:56 AM
Xeni Jardin: India and Sri Lanka, the two nations with highest death tolls from yesterday's devastating tidal waves, are not among the group of 26 countries that comprise the International Coordination Group for the Tsunami Warning System. Had they been part of the alert system, say scientists -- lives could have been saved. Snip from NYT story:

Although waves swamped parts of the Sumatran coast and nearby islands within minutes, there would have been time to alert more distant communities if the Indian Ocean had a warning network like that in the Pacific, said Dr. Tad Murty, an expert on the region's tsunamis who is affiliated with the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg.

Within 15 minutes of the earthquake, in fact, scientists running the existing tsunami warning system for the Pacific, where such waves are far more common, sent an alert from their Honolulu hub to 26 participating countries, including Thailand and Indonesia, that destructive waves might be generated by the Sumatra tremors.

But there was no way to convey that information speedily to countries or communities an ocean away, said Dr. Laura S. L. Kong, a Commerce Department seismologist and director of the International Tsunami Information Center, an office run under the auspices of the United Nations.

Link to NYT story, and Link to USGS data on the "great earthquake" at magnitude 9.0 which occurred off the west coast of Northern Sumatra Sunday.

Network for Good :: Tsunami Devastates
Southeast Asia

Network for Good :: Tsunami Devastates
Southeast Asia 12/30/2004 11:53 AM
Network for Good

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Destruction, Rain Hamper Asia Tsunami
Aid Effort

Destruction, Rain Hamper Asia Tsunami
Aid Effort 01/01/2005 08:28 PM
Reuters via Wired News Jan 1 2005 11:43PM GMT

Quake, Tsunami Hit South Asia; 3,100
Feared Dead

Quake, Tsunami Hit South Asia; 3,100
Feared Dead 12/26/2004 08:51 AM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 26 2004 12:48PM GMT

Bloggers in SE Asia cover quake and
tsunami disaster

Bloggers in SE Asia cover quake and
tsunami disaster 12/27/2004 12:42 PM
Xeni Jardin: Image: Screencap of TV coverage in Bangkok, Buddhist monks chanting for the souls of those who died in the disaster. At present, the international death toll stands at nearly 24,000. Ron Morris in Thailand says, "Since the first tremor from the Sumatran quake was felt in Bangkok over 36 hours ago, we have been blogging the latest news about the disaster. Includes screen grabs from Thai TV and links to locals who took photos of the wreckage after the tidal waves." Link

Cameron Sinclair of the nonprofit group Architecture For Humanity tells BoingBoing, "Two members of the WorldChanging.org crew live close by the Tsumani disaster and are reporting on whats going on: Link. As for reconstruction issues, a page is being set up at Architecture for Humanity to cover this: Link."

Here is a photoblog maintained by a man named Fred in Sri Lanka, with snapshots of the destruction in Jaffna, where he lives and works: Link. Here's another Sri Lankan blog maintained by "Zeus": Link. See also this livejournal maintained by a man named Ernest who was in Phuket when the catastrophe hit. Link. Here's a personal blog maintained by a person in Malaysia, with posts related to the event: Link. Blogger Rezwan in Bangladesh posts about a near-miss here.

BoingBoing reader Dav asks how he and other displaced Western tourists can help.

"Just since I know you guys are at the nexus of a lot of information: I'm here in Thailand on holiday, been staying on the island of Koh Samui on the east side of Thailand. We had been planning to go to Krabi (one of the places hit hard in southern thailand) in a couple of days for a psy-trance party. Now we're thinking of keeping the flight tp Krabi and trying to volunteer to help however we can. Any ideas on how to find out if any organization would want volunteers and where/what? I tried a few sites like Red Cross, etc but didn't notice any info on emergency volunteering and the net connection is so slow it is difficult looking around."

Pointers to other blog coverage welcome, submit sites here.

Update: Alex Steffen of worldchanging.com says,

"Some South Asian bloggers, including a couple of my colleagues from Worldchanging, have set up a blog tracking relief efforts and how folks can contribute: tsunamihelp.blogspot.com.

"We're also going to be posting more throughout the day on Worldchanging. This is not "just" one of the worst disasters of the decade, one where every bit of help will be needed to save lives and rebuild, it's also a call to change the way access to basic science is shared on our planet.

Most of the tens of thousands of people who died yesterday might have been saved with better scientific, communications and warning systems."

And here are more eyewitness blog accounts from bloggers in Phuket, Thailand: p leloup, Andrew Sutton: Link 1, Link 2, and the French Photojournalism Association: Link. (Thanks, Jim Basman)

Asia Buries Tsunami Dead, Death Toll
Climbs

Asia Buries Tsunami Dead, Death Toll
Climbs 12/28/2004 02:59 AM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 28 2004 6:34AM GMT

Asia Tsunami Toll Tops 16,400, Rush to
Find Bodies

Asia Tsunami Toll Tops 16,400, Rush to
Find Bodies 12/27/2004 06:44 AM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 27 2004 10:51AM GMT

BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Criminals
target tsunami victims

BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Criminals
target tsunami victims 01/05/2005 03:39 AM
BBC NEWS Asia-Pacific Criminals target Tsunami victims

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Strong Quake Hits SE Asia, Tsunami Kills
Dozens

Strong Quake Hits SE Asia, Tsunami Kills
Dozens 12/26/2004 01:30 AM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 26 2004 5:49AM GMT

Destruction, Rain Hamper Asia Tsunami
Aid Effort (Reuters)

Destruction, Rain Hamper Asia Tsunami
Aid Effort (Reuters) 01/01/2005 08:31 PM
Reuters - A week after a tsunami devastated Indian Ocean shores, aid workers and troops battled desperate conditions and the aftermath of torrential rain to bury rotting bodies and deliver relief to survivors.

Latest South Asia Earthquake and Tsunami
News Available at ReliefWeb

Latest South Asia Earthquake and Tsunami
News Available at ReliefWeb 01/01/2005 02:41 PM
Information on the world's crisis points and relief operations is updated around the clock and supplied by more than 500 sources. ReliefWeb's 100,000 documents and archives dating back to 1981 make it the largest source for humanitarian response information on the Web.

Cisco donates $2.5 million for tsunami
relief efforts in Asia

Cisco donates $2.5 million for tsunami
relief efforts in Asia 12/30/2004 12:08 PM
Cisco Systems and its employees have donated $2.5 million for humanitarian relief and reconstruction projects for those affected by the earthquakes and the subsequent tsunamis that ravaged coastlines across South Asia, the company said Thursday.

BBC NEWS | World | South Asia |
Eyewitness: Sri Lanka tsunami

BBC NEWS | World | South Asia |
Eyewitness: Sri Lanka tsunami 12/27/2004 04:29 AM
Eyewitness report from the south coast of Sri Lanka .. Great BBC coverage

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Asia Tsunami Toll Tops 21,000; Rush to
Find Bodies

Asia Tsunami Toll Tops 21,000; Rush to
Find Bodies 12/27/2004 08:51 AM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 27 2004 12:49PM GMT

WorldChanging: Another World Is Here:
Tsunami in Southeast Asia: A Summary
Report

WorldChanging: Another World Is Here:
Tsunami in Southeast Asia: A Summary
Report 12/28/2004 01:18 PM
Worldchanging

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BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Lethal quake
rattles tsunami zone

BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Lethal quake
rattles tsunami zone 03/29/2005 06:54 AM
another major earthquake .. AFTERSHOCK PANIC .. First reports

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Strong Quake Hits SE Asia, Tsunami Kills
Dozens (Reuters)

Strong Quake Hits SE Asia, Tsunami Kills
Dozens (Reuters) 12/26/2004 01:18 AM
Reuters - A huge earthquake rocked Southeast Asia on Sunday, setting off tsunami tidal waves that killed more than 150 people in Sri Lanka, sent residents rushing to high ground in Indonesia and washed into the Indian city of Chennai and the Thai tourist island of Phuket.

Push to speed up tsunami relief

Push to speed up tsunami relief 12/31/2004 05:13 AM
World leaders step up plans for a united response to the Asian tsunami, as the rising numbers of dead are mourned.

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South Asia tsunami relief efforts (via
Amazon)."

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