From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Robert Siegel. At this time last year, we knew that there had been an earthquake and a tsunami in the Indian Ocean, but we had no idea; no idea how ...
Like many Sri Lankans, Sadani Mary vividly recalls how she and her family survived the horrific devastation caused by the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004. Mary, 53, from Western Province, cannot forget ...
Editor's Note: Total of shelters completed corrected on November 23 from 58,000 to 55,000. GENEVA, November 22 (UNHCR) - The UN refugee agency announced on Tuesday that it has completed its ...
On Dec. 26, 2004, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the west coast of Sumatra, causing a massive wave that devastated Asian coastal communities across thousands of miles. Some 230,000 people died ...
We explore the tsunami's impact on the small village of Ondachchimadam, on the east coast of Sri Lanka. NPR will revisit the village periodically... Tsunami Haunts Small Sri Lankan Village We explore ...
VINAYAGAPURAM CAMP, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - Squatting under a makeshift shelter in a refugee camp in volatile east Sri Lanka, grating coconut for a curry as monsoon rains thunder down, tsunami survivor ...
The train disaster became a symbol of the 2004 tsunami disaster in Sri Lanka - Copyright AFP Ishara S. KODIKARA The train disaster became a symbol of the 2004 tsunami ...
On December 26th, 2004, a whopping 9.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the west coast of Indonesia’s island of Sumatra. In the aftermath of the quake, a massive tsunami was triggered, sending waves ...