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Pulitzer Prize winning author Annie Dillard offers a commentary on the
unimaginable number of lives claimed by last week's tsunami. She asks how can
we remind ourselves that the thousands of victims were individuals with lives and
loved ones and not just faceless statistics.
NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the devastating impact of the tsunami and the
decisions it creates about how to express generosity.
We explore the tsunami's impact on the small village of Ondachchimadam, on the
east coast of Sri Lanka. NPR will revisit the village periodically over the next year
to chart its progress in the tragedy's aftermath. NPR's Philip Reeves reports.
The small fishing village of Kattankudi on the east coast Sri Lanka was one of the
worst hit by the Tsunami. It is now digging itself out, waiting for relief that has yet
to come. NPR's Philip Reeves reports.
In addition to the death and destruction the Indian Ocean tsunami caused in Sri
Lanka, experts estimate that the deadly waves also displaced more than 1 million
people. NPR's Philip Reeves reports.
NPR's Phillip Reeves reports from Tricomalee, Sri Lanka, on efforts to provide aid
to victims of last week's massive Indian Ocean tsunami.
Sunday's Indian Ocean tsunami wiped many coastal villages off the map in
Indonesia and India. In India's east coast, survivors are receiving medical
attention, and local authorities have implemented aggressive clean-up efforts to
counter disease. Hear reporter Laura Womack in India's Tamil Nadu state.
A tsunami survivor in Sri Lanka tells a harrowing tale of his days since the waves
hit. NPR's Philip Reeves reports.
NPR's Madeleine Brand speaks with Jeffrey Lunstead, U.S. ambassador to Sri
Lanka and the Maldives, about the progress of tsunami relief efforts in Sri Lanka.
NPR's Madeleine Brand talks with Tess Vigeland of Marketplace about the
contributions that private companies are making to tsunami-stricken South Asian
countries
Sri Lankan Governor Alavi Mowlana says both the government and International
Red Cross are doing all they can to provide relief to the island's urban and costal
areas, but smaller villages inland are inaccessible. Roads and bridges have been
washed out, and there are no helicopters available. He speaks with NPR's Steve
Inskeep.
NPR's Joe Palca speaks with John Lancaster, South Asian bureau chief for The
Washington Post reporting from Batticaloa, Sri Lanka, about disaster relief
strategy in that country following Sunday's deadly tsunami.