Ames resident goes to help in Sri Lanka
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The former head of the Lincoln Way Chapter of the American Red Cross is headed to tsunami-ravaged areas of Asia. Ames resident Ron Matthews, who retired from the local chapter in March of 2003, sent out an
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LEE COUNTYâ While the death toll continues to rise in Asia from the tsunami that hit on December 26th, several local families are worried about their loved ones in Sri Lanka.
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HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka  - U.N. Secretary-General  Kofi Annan saw the scars Saturday that the tsunami left in Sri  Lanka, where lives are in ruins but where hard work and outside  help have started to make a difference.
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In Sri Lanka's war-torn north and east, where killings happen every day and work is nearly nonexistent, it doesn't take much to entice a man to leave.
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GALLE, Sri Lanka  - Secretary of State Colin  Powell toured Sri Lanka's tsunami-ravaged south on Friday,  surveying a crippled tourism hub and relief efforts just hours  ahead of a visit by U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
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The BBC's Sanjoy Majumder finds international aid has got to Sri Lanka, but not necessarily to the people who need it most.
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Experts travel to Sri Lanka to join the aid efforts after giant waves triggered by an earthquake hit the region.
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Representatives of Sri Lanka's government and Tamil Tigers rebels, mortal enemies, are working together to help tsunami victims.
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People wanting to help victims of the tsunami can do so through the Red Cross. Betty Hale, executive director of the Blount County Chapter of the American Red Cross, said checks made out to the Red Cross with
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KALUMNAI, Sri Lanka (CP) - Just two minutes spent visiting Sri Lanka's tsunami-shattered east coast would convince any Canadian of the value of sending in Canada's military, an awe-struck Prime Minister Paul Martin said Monday after wandering a devastated community here for close to an hour.
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GALLE, Sri Lanka -- Kegalle Panangarama, a Buddhist monk and community leader, expressed frustration as he outlined the obstacles plaguing local recovery efforts in his tsunami-wrecked region.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell toured Sri Lanka's tsunami-ravaged south on Friday, surveying a crippled tourism hub and relief efforts just hours ahead of a visit by U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
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Recovery and aid efforts are daunting challenges throughout much of Asia in the wake of Sunday&#39;s tsunami, but in Sri Lanka and Sumatra&#39;s Aceh province those tasks are severely complicated by years of unrest.
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Like many Sri Lankans who live abroad, Dr. Anton Ambrose and his wife, Beulah, traveled to their homeland during the holiday season for rest and relaxation.
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Hari Chandran spent much of the weekend on the phone frantically trying to reach loved ones on opposite coasts of Sri Lanka after monstrous tidal waves devastated his homeland.
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GALLE, Sri Lanka  - Sri Lankans have made huge  progress in clearing the rubble left in the wake of the deadly  Indian Ocean tsunami and thousands of displaced people have  left camps for the homeless, officials and aid groups say.
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- With aid flowing in unprecedented amounts to tsunami survivors, murmurs of discontent are surfacing among impoverished Sri Lankans who were spared losses and do not expect to benefit from the international outpouring.