Frayed Nerves and Aftershocks Create Panic in Southern Asia
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Three aftershocks ultimately led to officials in India issuing what amounted to a false alarm.
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The climate that made south Asia a winter attraction for thousands of tourists is now a major factor in spreading disease in the wake of the earthquake and tidal waves that have killed more than 70,000 people, according to the latest reports.
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A huge earthquake under the Indian Ocean has unleashed tidal waves killing at least 150 people in Sri Lanka, sent residents rushing in panic to high ground in Indonesia, and sent walls of water crashing into the Indian city of Chennai and the Thai tourist
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Heavy rains and winds that have already killed some 350 people in South Asia cause further chaos.
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A huge earthquake has hit southern Asia, setting off a tsunami that has drowned hundreds in Sri Lanka and India, sent Indonesians rushing to high ground and washed
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: An Indian archipelago was jolted Tuesday by aftershocks from the massive weekend quake, as emergency aid reached survivors of the tsunami waves that killed 4,413 people and left 8,000 missing, many of them probably dead.
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BENGKULU, Indonesia  - Frightened residents on Indonesia's Sumatra island huddled in tents outside their damaged homes on Friday, traumatized by the latest of nearly 40 aftershocks since a huge earthquake struck two days ago.
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The Asian tsunami disaster has been a uniquely continental catastrophe, striking hard from Thailand to the Maldives, and has stirred debate about how Asia should react as a region.
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NAGAPPATTINAM, India The government issued a warning of another tsunami along India&#39;s southern coast Thursday morning, halting the recovery of bodies and sending people fleeing from the beaches in panic in India and Sri Lanka.
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To make matters worse in South Asia, the disaster zone is now being threatened with outbreaks of disease. The World Health Organization is warning that if fresh water and medicine
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A powerful earthquake measuring 8.2 struck Indonesia's Sumatra region on Wednesday, triggering tsunami warnings in the Indian Ocean and sparking panic in coastal areas across southeast Asia.
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A strong 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck off India's Andaman islands, triggering panic on some islands of a repeat of the 2004 tsunami, officials and witnesses said.
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Rescuers battled to reach survivors in stranded villages, restore basic services and prevent the outbreak of deadly diseases across South Asia in the aftermath of an undersea earthquake and subsequent tsunami that ravaged the region.
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka  - One of the most powerful  earthquakes in history hit southern Asia Sunday, unleashing a  tsunami on Sri Lanka and India and swamping tourist isles in  Thailand and the Maldives to kill more than 7,800 people.
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On India's southern shores, the BBC's Soutik Biswas finds people reeling from a huge number of casualties.
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The Indian government triggered panic and confusion on Thursday when it warned that a second tsunami could strike the country&#39;s south-eastern coastline - only to rescind its formal alert several hours later.
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WITHIN seconds, unexpected devastation swept through Sri Lanka, India, Maldives, Indonesia, and Thailand changing the lives of millions.