Author: LMAshton
Sri Lanka’s death toll thought to be 10,000 – 12,000
Sri Lanka s death toll likely to be in the range of 10,000 to 12,000 latest reports Alladin…
4900 dead in Sri Lanka with 10,500 missing
News reports within Sri Lanka say that that there are 4900 dead in Sri Lanka with an…
Colombo IS affected by the tsunami
I talked to one woman from church this morning, Shanika. On her way home – she lives…
Massive Quakes Difficult to Measure
Taken from here. Earthquakes near the very top of the magnitude scale are difficult for scientists to…
Sri Lanka has no tsunami warning system
here. quote: Government officials lamented that if Sri Lanka was on the International Coordination Group for the…
There’s Something Strange Happening With the Sea
There’s Something Strange Happening With the Sea quote: I was taking my morning swim around the island…
Vacation plans – email from Kim in Male, Maldives
For now, the trip is still on. But yes, we may return to Canada out of Sri…
Church members in Sri Lanka affected by the tsunami
One family in the Negombo branch and one family in the Colombo 2 branch are staying at…
Making vacation plans with Kim in Male, Maldives – my response to her
I’ve heard that flights are now resuming from the Maldives, but earlier, the news reported that all…
Tremors increase in frequency around Sri Lanka
We said it In our lead story of December 21 headlined ‘frequent tremors cause alarm’, we informed…
Sri Lanka – new earthquake zone Earthquakes: Lanka no longer safe
Taken from here. by Uditha Kumarasinghe People should be aware that Sri Lanka is no longer safe…
All flights to Male suspended
Taken from here. Alladin Hussein in Colombo, December 27, 2004, 1.06 a.m.. The Katunayake International Airport suspended…
Sri Lanka ignored earthquake warning signs: Relief official
Taken from here .Sri Lanka failed to take warnings of earthquakes seriously and was ill-prepared for the…
Personal accounts of the tsunami in Sri Lanka
Taken from here. Gina Wilkinson : Colombo, Sri Lanka : 1430 GMT In the district of Trincomalee…
Sea surges reach East African coast
Taken from here. The sea surges produced by the earthquake off Indonesia have swept 6,000km (3,700 miles)…
The Earthquake and their aftershocks in south Asia
2004/12/27 00:49:26 12.98N 92.45E 6.1 ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION 2004/12/27 00:32:13 5.50N 94.46E 6 NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA…
Flight leaves today from Male to Colombo
Apparently, a plane enroute to Colombo wound up in Male, Maldives when the whole tidal wave thing…
Temblor off Australia may have triggered Indian Ocean quake: expert
Taken from here. SYDNEY – The massive earthquake that unleashed deadly tidal waves across southeast Asia may…
Kim and Drew’s experience in Male, Maldives – another email
Good evening. For us right now, our time is 10 pm on boxing day, Sunday. Last night…
My sister’s experience in Male, Maldives – an email she wrote
We have just received a couple text messages asking if we are okay. We assumed the requests…
300 prisoners escape as tsunami destroys jail in Sri Lanka
Fahim’s response? "At least some good has come out of this." He’s joking. My question is this…
Maldives has major destruction
I heard from my sister. They were so unaffected by this that they didn’t even know that…
Maldives flooded after tidal waves, reports of casualties but no figures
Taken from here. COLOMBO – The Indian Ocean tourist paradise of the Maldives was hit by tidal…
Asian quake kills thousands
Taken from here. Sunday, December 26, 2004 Posted: 5:49 AM EST (1049 GMT) (CNN) — The world’s…
Bad stuff is happening. Church was cancelled. 8.9 Earthquake off coast of Sumatra
Right after the opening hymn, we were told to go home as quickly as possible because of…