Where are the children in Asia tsunami disaster
The piece follows grieving families in India and across Asia as thousands of children die or go missing after a tsunami. It details scenes in Cuddalore Tamil Nadu where many victims are children and bodies lie in morgues, and recollections from Sri Lanka Indonesia and Penang. UNICEF warns that one third to half of the dead may be children and calls for aid to prevent disease and malnutrition.
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India
Venkatesh
Indonesia
Yusya Yusman
Hts Harge
Unicef
Carol Bellamy
Alfred Ironside
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Asia
Sri Lanka
Rienzie Perera
Absah
Banda Aceh
Jan Rosita Wan
Penang
Rosita
Cuddalore
Tamil Nadu
Tsunamis devastate Phuket villa vacation for Norwegian family
Leif Giske and his wife endured Thailand’s deadly waves at Patong Beach while their niece, 32, disappeared in the surge. They found her body later in a hospital morgue as rescue efforts continued and the beachfront town reeled.
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Leif Giske
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Patong Beach
Gisbo
Gisko
Bangkok
Tourism disrupts as Asia quake strands visitors
Thousands of tourists remained stranded in Asia a day after a 9.0 magnitude earthquake triggered tsunamis hitting popular beaches. The report lists inbound arrivals by destination country in thousands for 2002 and 2003, with reference to Maldives, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia and Malaysia, noting tourism receipts in 2002.
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