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December 26 Tsunami: Remembering The 2004 Disaster That Killed 2 Lakh People
Around 10,000 people, mostly women and children, died in India.
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6,000-Year-Old Skull Likely Belonged To World's Oldest Tsunami Victim
A 6,000-year-old skull found in Papua New Guinea is likely the world's oldest-known tsunami victim, experts said Thursday after a new analysis of the area it was found in.
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12 Years After Asia Tsunami, 400 Bodies Unidentified In Thailand
At least 400 victims of Asia's 2004 tsunami that killed 2,26,000 people remain unidentified in Thailand 12 years on, police said on Monday.
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Tamil Nadu Marks 11th Anniversary of 2004 Tsunami
Floral tribute and processions across Tamil Nadu today marked the 11th anniversary of the deadly Tsunami waves that struck the state on this day in 2004 claiming over 7,000 lives, leaving a trail of destruction.
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Jayalalithaa hands over houses to tsunami-hit
As part of the government's efforts to provide houses to the tsunami-hit victims, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today handed over 8,251 houses constructed at a cost of Rs 303 crore, to beneficiaries in 11 coastal districts that were affected by the 2004 calamity.
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All-night musical tribute to Tsunami victims
When the city was busy making preparations to catch some sleep after celebrating Christmas this year, an all-night musical tribute to the 2004 Tsunami victims began at Spaces in Besant Nagar. Organised by the Prakriti Foundation, the event began with the performance of ace pianist Anil Srinivasan.
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Relief for Tsunami affected families
Seven years after tsunami, there is hope for 566 families of Nochikuppam as they will be allotted a new house under the Emergency Tsunami Reconstruction Project of the World Bank at Okkiyam Thoraipakkam under the hire-purchase scheme. Sources said the decision to allot houses to the beneficiaries by December 2012 came after a meeting of higher offi...
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Avril Lavigne Postpones Japan Concert
Avril Lavigne has postponed her Japan tour dates out of respect for the families that are still grieving post the tsunami.
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Long night begins for battered Japan
People began stocking up on food and preparing to spend the night in evacuation centres without electricity on Friday after a tsunami spawned by one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded slammed Japan's eastern coast.Others found themselves stranded in the centre of the capital Tokyo as the public transport system was shut down. The quake and ts...
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After Tsunami, flood hits the victims
In the season of scams and corruption, no one has been spared. Not even the survivors of the Tsunami, who despite generous donations from corporate giants, are forced to live in the middle of a swamp, battling diseases.The resettlement colony for 830 Tsunami-affected families of Palayar village in Tamil Nadu's Nagapattinam district was built in a s...
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December 26 Tsunami: Remembering The 2004 Disaster That Killed 2 Lakh People
Around 10,000 people, mostly women and children, died in India.
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6,000-Year-Old Skull Likely Belonged To World's Oldest Tsunami Victim
A 6,000-year-old skull found in Papua New Guinea is likely the world's oldest-known tsunami victim, experts said Thursday after a new analysis of the area it was found in.
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12 Years After Asia Tsunami, 400 Bodies Unidentified In Thailand
At least 400 victims of Asia's 2004 tsunami that killed 2,26,000 people remain unidentified in Thailand 12 years on, police said on Monday.
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Tamil Nadu Marks 11th Anniversary of 2004 Tsunami
Floral tribute and processions across Tamil Nadu today marked the 11th anniversary of the deadly Tsunami waves that struck the state on this day in 2004 claiming over 7,000 lives, leaving a trail of destruction.
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Jayalalithaa hands over houses to tsunami-hit
As part of the government's efforts to provide houses to the tsunami-hit victims, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today handed over 8,251 houses constructed at a cost of Rs 303 crore, to beneficiaries in 11 coastal districts that were affected by the 2004 calamity.
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All-night musical tribute to Tsunami victims
When the city was busy making preparations to catch some sleep after celebrating Christmas this year, an all-night musical tribute to the 2004 Tsunami victims began at Spaces in Besant Nagar. Organised by the Prakriti Foundation, the event began with the performance of ace pianist Anil Srinivasan.
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Relief for Tsunami affected families
Seven years after tsunami, there is hope for 566 families of Nochikuppam as they will be allotted a new house under the Emergency Tsunami Reconstruction Project of the World Bank at Okkiyam Thoraipakkam under the hire-purchase scheme. Sources said the decision to allot houses to the beneficiaries by December 2012 came after a meeting of higher offi...
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Avril Lavigne Postpones Japan Concert
Avril Lavigne has postponed her Japan tour dates out of respect for the families that are still grieving post the tsunami.
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Long night begins for battered Japan
People began stocking up on food and preparing to spend the night in evacuation centres without electricity on Friday after a tsunami spawned by one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded slammed Japan's eastern coast.Others found themselves stranded in the centre of the capital Tokyo as the public transport system was shut down. The quake and ts...
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After Tsunami, flood hits the victims
In the season of scams and corruption, no one has been spared. Not even the survivors of the Tsunami, who despite generous donations from corporate giants, are forced to live in the middle of a swamp, battling diseases.The resettlement colony for 830 Tsunami-affected families of Palayar village in Tamil Nadu's Nagapattinam district was built in a s...
