http://www.tsunamiresponsewatch.org A humanitarian website that pools together information on tsunami response efforts in India. Fri, 17 Oct 2008 11:20:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://www.tsunamiresponsewatch.org/2008/03/03/sri-lankan-refugees-in-india/ By Dr. Unnikrishnan PV NAKURU (Kenya): As in any region of the world torn apart by conflict and violence, there can be no mistaking the tangible sense of fear that exists in Showground camp in Kenya's Rift Valley region. I am visiting Showground in Nakuru, which shelters many internally displaced people, with ... http://www.tsunamiresponsewatch.org/2008/02/25/rifts-in-this-valley-beget-violence/ Bangalore, Yahoo News: More than 800 people have been struck by gastroenteritis in Bangalore over the last four days.While the city grapples with the surge, it is now facing the threat of a cholera outbreak, as well Tests by the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewage Board have ... http://www.tsunamiresponsewatch.org/2008/01/31/threat-of-cholera-looming-large-over-bangalore/ Indian Express, December 26 The sound of a rough, menacing sea worries Thasan Gnanprakasam the least these days. The 67-year-old fisherman casts a worried eye towards the sea ahead, about 2 km from the sparkling row of 'tsunami' houses where he lives. The sight of the blue sea is hidden. When ... http://www.tsunamiresponsewatch.org/2007/12/26/tsunami-hit-fishermen-live-in-fear-of-n-plant/ Pune, Nov 24 (IANS) A series of mild tremors, measuring up to 4.3 on the Richter scale, were experienced in parts of Maharashtra Saturday afternoon, the Meteorological Department here said. Koinu region in the state experienced a slight intensity earthquake at 16.28 hours (IST). Its epicentre was located at 17.0 degrees North ... http://www.tsunamiresponsewatch.org/2007/11/24/mild-quakes-in-maharashtra/ By Anis Ahmed DHAKA (Reuters) - Grieving survivors and rescuers picked through the rubble left in the wake of a super cyclone that battered Bangladesh as the death toll reached over 2,200 on Sunday and a government official declared the disaster "a national calamity". Mohammad Abdur Rob, chairman of the Bangladesh Red ... http://www.tsunamiresponsewatch.org/2007/11/18/bangladesh-cyclone-toll-could-hit-10000/ Dhaka, Nov 15 (DPA) A powerful cyclone buffeted the southern Bangladesh coast Thursday after its peripheral winds touched off high waves and floods on the country's islands, officials said. Nearly a million people living in coastal villages were moved to safe locations as forecasters expected the storm to batter the coast ... http://www.tsunamiresponsewatch.org/2007/11/15/cyclone-lashes-bangladesh-coast/ Irwan Firdaus, Associated Press Indonesia's deadly Mount Kelud spewed fresh clouds of smoke Monday, and the temperature of its crater lake soared. Scientists said an eruption now could be much stronger than the last time the volcano blew its top in 1990. At least two more of Indonesia's approximately 100 active volcanoes also ... http://www.tsunamiresponsewatch.org/2007/11/06/volcano-heats-up-may-erupt-in-indonesia/ A.K.Gupta, ZNet The Revolution, Gil Scott-Heron prophesized, will not be televised, but at least the apocalypse will. It will be televised and googled, blogged, vlogged and 24-7 entertainment. It will be a CNN special; it will star fleeing celebrities and a cast of millions; it will be sponsored by that delightful ... http://www.tsunamiresponsewatch.org/2007/11/05/the-apocalypse-will-be-televised/ 15 killed in rain-hit TN, schools closed tomorrow Chennai (IBNlive.com): Broken trees, flooded roads and countless umbrellas - Chennai was a victim of continuous rainfall on Sunday. Thirteen people have died so far and the warning of more rains has shut down schools and colleges across the state. What's worse, there is no ... http://www.tsunamiresponsewatch.org/2007/10/29/895/