Call for warning system follows devastating waves
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BANGKOK, Thailand -- A day after a tsunami killed at least 24,500 people in 10 countries, governments of nations along the Indian Ocean began to consider a comprehensive warning system Monday so that lives can be saved in future natural disasters.
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Â· Nearly 200 drowned and 650,000 homes destroyed Â· UN appeals for aid as food sent to seven countries
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A global tsunami warning system to get critical information to people in the path of the potentially deadly waves was approved on Wednesday as a top priority for the world's climate experts.
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New figures reveal at least 112,000 people died in the wave disaster, as agencies struggle to provide vital aid.
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Tens of thousands of residents fled tsunami-battered coasts in India, Sri Lanka and Thailand after warnings of possible new killer waves yesterday.
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The Red Cross has issued a call for help from communities across the nation in the wake of Hurricane Charley. The storm system that blew through Florida two weeks ago caused billions of dollars in damage - and
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A storm heading from the Atlantic towards the UK prompts authorities to issue new flood warnings.
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The scale of devastation wrought by sea surges that killed about 23,000 people on Asia&#39;s shores is starting to emerge. The death toll is still climbing, thousands are missing and millions have been made homeless
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The Indonesian meteorology agency issued a tsunami warning on Wednesday after an undersea quake at 6.6 strength on the Richter scale hit offshore East Timor.
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The U.S. weather agency didn't have the phone numbers nor staff to alert all Indian Ocean coastal countries when it saw the first signs that tsunamis could be heading their way, its top official said Thursday. He cautioned that the Caribbean and Atlantic also lack an early warning system.
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JAKARTA, Indonesia -- An ambitious plan to set up an Indian Ocean tsunami warning system is expected to dominate an upcoming gathering of leaders from stricken nations and world donors seeking to prevent a repeat of last week's carnage.
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World leaders promise an Indian Ocean tsunami early warning system after being urged to honour cash pledges.
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Congress will consider a &#36;30 million network of buoys, wave gauges and seismic sensors to warn of tsunamis globally, a plan that would build on U.S. and international efforts to avert another catastrophe.
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The Indonesian meteorology agency  issued a tsunami warning on Wednesday after an undersea quake  at 6.6 strength on the Richter scale hit offshore East Timor.
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Global leaders gathering in Jakarta to  discuss the tsunami that devastated countries around the Indian  Ocean will try to draw lessons from the disaster, including  looking at a future warning system.
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HAMILTON, Bermuda  - Bermuda's government urged   residents to make urgent preparations for the arrival of   powerful winds and high seas on Sunday, after Tropical Storm   Florence strengthened and became a hurricane as it approached   the British Atlantic territory.
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Pope John Paul II appealed for swift international aid to help thousands of victims from Sundays massive tidal waves that swamped coastal areas across southern Asia _ triggered by the worlds most powerful ...