indian ocean
Tsunami seismologists of India informed that Tsunami could soon hit India due to the 7.7 rectors earthquake inside the Indian Ocean. The earthquake was cited on Sunday morning and immediate warning was given to the nearby nations of India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Thailand.
The Tsunami has the potential of hitting South India which includes the Great Nicobar Islands. The Alaska Tsunami Centre though informed that they didn’t observe any Tsunami as such and even no news of Tsunami coming from the West Coast was received.
Thousands of people in the nearby regions of the earthquake felt strong tremors and disturbances as soon as the earthquake struck. South India had already received the wrath of Tsunami earlier and another Tsunami might be pretty destructive for the region again leading to a loss of thousands of lives.
August 13th, 2010 at 6:33 pm
The killer waves that struck on Dec 26 left 170 dead in Kerala. The Kerala government set up a committee to formulate a comprehensive insurance scheme for the tsunami-ravaged fishing community, with the government paying most of the premium.
World Bank President James D. Wolfensohn says the bank will support the Sri Lankan government in “a fast, transparent and effective way” to assist the tsunami-hit communities to rebuild their homes. The bank has reserved about $100 million for post-tsunami rebuilding in Sri Lanka from existing projects.
Donations by the British public for aid to the tsunami-affected have crossed the 100 million pounds mark that includes large donations by individuals and companies.
1) Clothing tycoon Richard Caring has made a personal donation of one million pounds.
2) Philip Green has donated 100,000 pounds to Flood Aid.
3) Matalan gave 150,000 pounds.
4) John Hargreaves made a personal donation of $300,000 split between Sri Lanka, India and Thailand.
5) The Hilton and Community Foundation, the charitable arm of the Hilton hotel group, gave 100,000 pounds while the sports chain JJB Sports donated 50,000 pounds.
6) Customers at Debenhams have so far given 125,212 pounds via collecting boxes in the stores, while TV station five, formerly Channel 5, gave a large undisclosed sum.
7) The Kingly Club in London is donating 20 per cent of its takings for cocktail sales.
September 11th, 2011 at 12:52 am
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