Tsunami recovery 'to take years'
672773
Areas hit by the Asian tsunami could take up to 10 years to recover, UN secretary general Kofi Annan warns.
408019
COUNTRIES around the Atlantic rim could be hit by killer tsunamis at any time between now and the next 10,000 years, the British government's chief scientific adviser said today.
542706
Thousands of tsunami victims  on India&#39;s remote Andaman and Nicobar archipelago are still  living in temporary shelters almost three years after the  devastating December 2004 tsunami washed away their homes.
614272
With health officials warning that the death toll of more than 140,000 from last month's tsunami could jump sharply without a continual supply of aid, world leaders struggled Thursday to figure out the best way to help victims &#151; and to prevent such a catastrophe from happening again.
14255
It will take at least 20 years for Greek forests ravaged by forest fires to recover, the WWF says.
551378
The victims of the latest floods in Mozambique may take longer to put their lives back together than those caught in the devastating downpours of seven years ago, the Red Cross warned Thursday.
627230
With estimates suggesting the death toll could surpass 100,000, the full scope of the tsunami tragedy in Southeast Asia is only now beginning to emerge.
252086
A tsunami early warning system for the Indian Ocean could be up and running by next year, a UN agency says.
485652
Aid for the countries hit by the Indian Ocean tsunamis is at risk of not reaching people, relief agencies say.
599467
Health experts say no serious disease outbreaks have been seen after the tsunami, but warn it is too soon to say they will not occur.
356766
A tsunami warning system could be built in the Indian Ocean in just a year and cost as little as &#36;20 million, a scientist said Tuesday.
65556
A tsunami warning system should be in place in South Asia and Southeast Asia within a year, the U.N. said.
614077
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.
30946
Aid workers say they are still struggling to reach or even locate displaced people after the tsunami in Aceh.
377256
Aid pledges for Asia's tsunami victims topped 1.6 billion dollars on a tide of New Year sympathy, but the United Nations warned it would take weeks for help to reach many survivors and that the death toll would likely rise to 150,000.
565749
Major reinsurers will face new costs after the catastrophe caused by the tsunamis in southern Asia, though experts say the financial impact is likely to less than that of other disasters this year.
485596
Tidal waves, or tsunami, often set off by undersea earthquakes, have caused several major disasters in coastal communities over the years.