Originally posted by picard_is_actually_a_grey
Anyone got a good site that lists the quake instead of showing them on a graphic and is also uptodate as this site is?

Nairobi, 30 December 2004 -- As the Asian earthquake and tsunami death toll is now feared to be approaching 100,000 people, emergency humanitarian assistance remains the top priority, but urgent environmental concerns that threaten human health must be addressed, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) said today.

The Organization decided to create a Task Force in Geneva to coordinate all inputs from the UNEP system to identify and alleviate the environmental impacts of the disaster and to support the efforts of the affected countries and the UN.

UNEP has mobilized $1 million to respond to the immediate needs identified by the region's Governments. "Our support echoes directly the requests from national authorities for environmental experts to assess and mitigate the urgent problems. Therefore, we are sending experts to work with the Governments and the UN country teams", underlined Mr. Klaus Toepfer, Executive Director of UNEP.

The agency has also strengthened its office in Bangkok, which is responsible for activities in the Asia-Pacific region.

"While the focus is to save lives and fight diseases, it is also important to address underlying risks, such as solid and liquid waste, industrial chemicals, sewage treatment and the salinization of drinking water. The damage to ports and industrial infrastructure may be severe, with untold risks to human health. Likewise, revitalizing local communities and their livelihoods will require rehabilitating and protecting vital natural ecosystems, in particular mangrove forests and coral reefs", Mr. Toepfer said.

A 10-year-old British schoolgirl saved the lives of hundreds of people in southern Asia by warning them a wall of water was about to strike, after learning about tsunamis in geography class, British media reported today.

Tilly, who has been renamed the "angel of the beach" by the top-selling tabloid The Sun, was holidaying with her family on the Thai island of Phuket when she suddenly grasped what was taking place and alerted her mother.

"Last term Mr Kearney taught us about earthquakes and how they can cause tsunamis," Tilly was quoted as saying by The Sun.

"I was on the beach and the water started to go funny. There were bubbles and the tide went out all of a sudden.

"I recognised what was happening and had a feeling there was going to be a tsunami. I told mummy."

JAPAN pledged up to $US500 million ($642 million) in grant aid for tsunami disaster relief today, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi announced, making the country the largest single donor to victims of the catastrophe.

Koizumi, in a statement, said Japan would extend the aid to affected countries and international organisations.

The prime minister said he would attend an aid conference next week in Jakarta, Indonesia, to "express Japan's determination to extend the maximum possible assistance commensurate with its responsibilities as a fellow Asia partner."

Originally posted by WyrdeOne


I wonder if lots of remains will wash up or not.