http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Disaster_ReliefFind stories, videos, and photos about Disaster Relief from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:51:48 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/10/china.quake.anniversary/tztop.anxian.cnn.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Disaster_Relief14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Disaster Relief from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/10/china.quake.anniversary/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/10/china.quake.anniversary/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn one big jolt, the worst earthquake to hit China in 32 years changed the lives of millions of people in the nation's heartland.Thu, 14 May 2009 03:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/12/china.quake.recovery/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/12/china.quake.recovery/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn one big jolt, the worst earthquake to hit China in 32 years changed the lives of millions of people in the nation's heartland.Tue, 12 May 2009 11:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/08/germany.cologne.building.collapse/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/08/germany.cologne.building.collapse/index.html#cnnSTCTextRescue workers have pulled a body from underneath the rubble of a collapsed apartment building in Cologne, Germany, police spokeswoman Astrid Gelss told CNN.Sun, 08 Mar 2009 13:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/12/indonesia.ferry/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/12/indonesia.ferry/index.html#cnnSTCTextSearch crews have rescued nine more passengers who survived a ferry capsizing off the coast of Indonesia, though more than 230 people are still missing.Tue, 13 Jan 2009 03:35:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/11/indonesia.ferry.sinking/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/11/indonesia.ferry.sinking/index.html#cnnSTCTextSearch and rescue operations resumed Monday after a passenger ferry carrying 267 people capsized off the coast of Indonesia the day before, authorities said.Mon, 12 Jan 2009 01:55:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/11/07/haiti.school.collapse/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/11/07/haiti.school.collapse/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least 50 people have died in a school collapse in in Petionville, near the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, officials said Friday night.Sat, 08 Nov 2008 02:13:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/09/13/hurricane.ike.texas/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/09/13/hurricane.ike.texas/index.html#cnnSTCTextRescuers in Galveston, Texas, were going door-to-door Saturday to check on the estimated 20,000 people who failed to flee Hurricane Ike, which has slowed to tropical storm status.Sun, 14 Sep 2008 13:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/09/05/haiti.aid/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/09/05/haiti.aid/index.html#cnnSTCTextA ship carrying U.N. relief supplies, including food and water, arrived Friday in the hurricane-ravaged Haitian city of Gonaives, an official with the United Nations' World Food Programme said.Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/09/02/un.congo.plane.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/09/02/un.congo.plane.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTextA humanitarian plane carrying 17 people -- most of them relief workers -- has crashed during a storm in a mountainous region in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the United Nations said Tuesday.Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/23/china.earthquake/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/23/china.earthquake/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in China Saturday to observe earthquake relief efforts, China's state-run news agency reported.Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/16/china.quake/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/16/china.quake/index.html#cnnSTCTextA spokesman for the Chinese Embassy in Washington said Friday that a devastating earthquake in southwest China destroyed or heavily damaged 436,000 properties leading to 4.8 million homeless, according to official figures.Wed, 28 May 2008 06:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/24/myanmar/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/24/myanmar/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon flew to Myanmar on Sunday to guide a conference with international agencies aimed at boosting donations for the cyclone-struck nation, now that its ruling military junta has agreed to accept aid.Wed, 28 May 2008 01:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/18/china.quake.0740/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/18/china.quake.0740/index.html#cnnSTCTextA strong aftershock early Sunday rattled areas still reeling from last week's massive earthquake in China, shaking frayed nerves of survivors and slowing rescue and relief efforts.Sun, 18 May 2008 11:43:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1807334,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1807334,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAs the government's own aid efforts fall short, the Buddhist monks are joining other private citizens in taking up the slackFri, 16 May 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1739578,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1739578,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsMore than 18,000 people are reported buried under rubble in just one earthquake-hit city of China as teams of rescuers battle through power cuts, mudslides and heavy rain in desperate efforts to reach themMon, 12 May 2008 23:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1739053,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1739053,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe ruling junta will accept aid only with conditions. Should the U.S. strike to avert a humanitarian disaster?Sat, 10 May 2008 05:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/11/17/bangladesh.cyclone/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/11/17/bangladesh.cyclone/index.html#cnnSTCTextMore than 1,700 people have died in Bangladesh after a devastating tropical cyclone ripped through the western coast of the country, and the toll is expected to rise, a government spokesman tells CNN. Sun, 18 Nov 2007 02:09:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/30/utah.miners.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/30/utah.miners.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextCrews searching for any sign of six miners trapped for more than three weeks are "hoping a miracle could happen," a federal official told lawmakers Wednesday, while another hole was drilled to insert a robotic camera into the mountain.Thu, 30 Aug 2007 11:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/17/nkorea.floods.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/17/nkorea.floods.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korea's neighbors and international aid agencies sought Thursday to help the impoverished country cope with floods that have decimated large swaths of farmland, endangering citizens already struggling with food shortages.Fri, 17 Aug 2007 06:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/09/btsc.tuchman.mine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/09/btsc.tuchman.mine/index.html#cnnSTCTextEver since the Crandall Canyon Mine collapsed Monday, reporters had been kept some distance from it as we covered the story. We asked the owner for closer access; he said no.Fri, 10 Aug 2007 12:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/07/utah.mine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/07/utah.mine/index.html#cnnSTCTextEfforts to reach six men trapped in a collapsed coal mine in Utah were "wiped out" Tuesday by what the mine operator's CEO called continuing "seismic and tectonic activity." Wed, 08 Aug 2007 01:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/01/26/helicopter.crash/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/01/26/helicopter.crash/index.htmlA U.S. Navy helicopter crashed Friday near San Clemente Island in the Pacific Ocean, killing at least one of the four people aboard, a Navy spokesman told CNN.Sat, 27 Jan 2007 01:38:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/01/08/ft.snakebots/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/01/08/ft.snakebots/index.htmlFor someone trapped under rubble after an earthquake the sight of something resembling a snake wriggling towards them would probably be the last thing they would want to see. But a new breed of life-saving robot is being developed that take their shape and movement from those limbless reptiles, and, it is hoped, will prove invaluable not only in search and rescue operations but also be a great asset to human surgery.Mon, 08 Jan 2007 18:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/01/02/indonesia.plane/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/01/02/indonesia.plane/index.htmlRescue teams resumed searching Wednesday for a missing jetliner over northern Indonesia, a day after authorities erroneously reported the Boeing 737's wreckage had been found and that a dozen people may have survived.Tue, 02 Jan 2007 11:49:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/25/mideast.aid/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/25/mideast.aid/index.htmlThe U.S. government Tuesday turned over its first shipment of aid for Lebanon to the International Committee of the Red Cross.Tue, 25 Jul 2006 11:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/04/14/fema.ig/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/04/14/fema.ig/index.htmlAfter being roundly criticized in a slew of media, congressional and government reports, the Federal Emergency Management Agency's internal watchdog Friday returned its own verdict on the handling of Hurricane Katrina: The criticism against FEMA is largely deserved.Fri, 14 Apr 2006 17:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/02/18/philippines.landslide/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/02/18/philippines.landslide/index.htmlHeavy rains, deep mud and the threat of a typhoon are hampering rescue and recovery efforts in the southern Philippines nearly two days after a mudslide wiped out a remote village of more than 1,800 people on the island of LeyteSat, 18 Feb 2006 06:47:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/01/28/roof.collapse/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/01/28/roof.collapse/index.htmlAs temperatures dipped below zero degrees Fahrenheit (minus 18 Celsius), rescue workers battled early Sunday to save scores of people trapped under the collapsed roof of an exhibition hall in southern Poland.Sat, 28 Jan 2006 17:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/27/iran.quake/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/27/iran.quake/index.htmlAt least 10 people died, dozens were injured and five villages damaged when a magnitude 5.9 earthquake rattled the southern tip of Iran on Sunday afternoon, officials said.Sun, 27 Nov 2005 12:13:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/11/02/soasia.quake.aid.grant/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/11/02/soasia.quake.aid.grant/index.htmlDozens of villages containing hundreds of thousands of people have received little or no aid nearly four weeks after a devastating earthquake hit Pakistan and India.Thu, 03 Nov 2005 00:41:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/10/17/quake.asia/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/10/17/quake.asia/index.htmlMore than a week into the relief effort after the South Asia earthquake, a U.N. official says the situation remains grave and the effort is facing daunting problems.Mon, 17 Oct 2005 04:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/10/16/quake.asia.1111/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/10/16/quake.asia.1111/index.htmlRelief flights have restarted for victims of last weekend's 7.6-magnitude South Asia earthquake after being delayed for hours because of torrential rain following the crash of a Pakistani army helicopter that killed six people.Sun, 16 Oct 2005 15:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/10/16/quake.asia/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/10/16/quake.asia/index.htmlTorrential rains caused authorities to temporarily ground relief flights Sunday following the crash of a Pakistani army helicopter that killed six people.Sun, 16 Oct 2005 08:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/10/15/quake.asia/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/10/15/quake.asia/index.htmlThe death toll in the South Asian earthquake has risen to nearly 40,000 in Pakistan alone, while wintry conditions hampered relief efforts and compounded the misery of millions of homeless victims a week after the disaster.Sat, 15 Oct 2005 08:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/10/13/quake.asia/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/10/13/quake.asia/index.htmlTime is running out for many hungry, homeless survivors of the South Asia earthquake, the U.N.'s emergency relief chief warned, as snow fell on parts of Kashmir.Thu, 13 Oct 2005 07:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/10/11/quake.asia/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/10/11/quake.asia/index.htmlMillions of people remain homeless in the Himalayan regions of northern Pakistan and India following last weekend's earthquake that has claimed more than 41,000 lives.Tue, 11 Oct 2005 04:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/americas/10/11/guatemala.flooding/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/americas/10/11/guatemala.flooding/index.htmlGuatemalan authorities called off the search Tuesday for bodies in Panabaj, where between 600 and 1,000 people may be buried under a mudslide that obliterated the town five days earlier.Tue, 11 Oct 2005 04:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/10/10/quake.asia/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/10/10/quake.asia/index.htmlFrustration is mounting in Pakistan and India over the pace of relief efforts in the earthquake zone with many remote regions still not accessible after Saturday's tremor struck.Mon, 10 Oct 2005 04:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/10/08/quake.pakistan.assistance/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/10/08/quake.pakistan.assistance/index.htmlThe U.N. secretary-general has praised the international community for its response in assisting earthquake victims in Pakistan, India and Afghanistan.Sat, 08 Oct 2005 12:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/09/26/rita/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/09/26/rita/index.htmlAs flooded communities bailed out from Hurricane Rita's aftermath on Monday, local officials in Texas and Louisiana expressed frustration at the pace of state and federal assistance.Mon, 26 Sep 2005 07:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/09/15/katrinarobots/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/09/15/katrinarobots/index.htmlThey look like big, high-tech toys. But robotic airplanes and helicopters with cameras, microphones and sensors can provide crucial information for emergency responders in the aftermath of disasters like Hurricane Katrina.Thu, 15 Sep 2005 18:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/11/katrina.impact/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/11/katrina.impact/index.htmlPresident Bush arrived in Louisiana Sunday as the official death toll from Hurricane Katrina climbed past 400 and the search for bodies continued nearly two weeks after the storm hit the Gulf Coast.Sun, 11 Sep 2005 12:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/09/07/katrina.congress/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/09/07/katrina.congress/index.htmlA bipartisan joint congressional committee will review the response at all levels of government to Hurricane Katrina, the leaders of the House and Senate said Wednesday.Wed, 07 Sep 2005 05:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/05/katrina.world.aid/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/05/katrina.world.aid/index.htmlCountries and international agencies -- including several coping with major adversities themselves -- have offered money and supplies to victims of Hurricane Katrina.Mon, 05 Sep 2005 11:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/04/katrina.world.aid/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/04/katrina.world.aid/index.htmlThe U.S. government has received offers of aid from dozens of nations across the globe in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the State Department said.Sun, 04 Sep 2005 12:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/09/02/katrina.congress/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/09/02/katrina.congress/index.htmlAfter touring Gulf Coast states affected by Hurricane Katrina, President Bush on Friday night signed a $10.5 billion relief package passed by Congress to help victims of the massive storm.Fri, 02 Sep 2005 14:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/02/katrina.impact/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/02/katrina.impact/index.htmlFour days after Hurricane Katrina devastated much of the northern Gulf Coast, tired and angry people stranded at the convention center in New Orleans welcomed a supply convoy carrying food, water and medicine with cheers and tears of joy.Fri, 02 Sep 2005 10:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/09/01/katrina.fema.brown/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/09/01/katrina.fema.brown/index.htmlThe director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency said Thursday those New Orleans residents who chose not to heed warnings to evacuate before Hurricane Katrina bear some responsibility for their fates.Thu, 01 Sep 2005 23:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/09/01/katrina.congress/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/09/01/katrina.congress/index.htmlThe Senate convened in special session Thursday night and approved a $10.5 billion disaster relief request from the Bush administration to aid victims of Hurricane Katrina.Thu, 01 Sep 2005 18:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/09/01/katrina.recovery/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/09/01/katrina.recovery/index.htmlLouisiana Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco said Thursday she has requested the mobilization of 40,000 National Guard troops to restore order and assist in relief efforts in hurricane-ravaged New Orleans.Thu, 01 Sep 2005 11:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/09/01/katrina.impact/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/09/01/katrina.impact/index.htmlViolence disrupted relief efforts Thursday in New Orleans as authorities rescued desperate residents still trapped in the flooded city and tried to evacuate thousands of others living among corpses and human waste.Thu, 01 Sep 2005 06:48:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/08/31/news/fortune500/firms_hurricane/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/08/31/news/fortune500/firms_hurricane/index.htmCorporations are contributing millions of dollars in relief aid to help cope with the destruction left by Hurricane Katrina. The following is a list of companies that have taken steps to provide aid to those in need of funds, food and medicine following the storm:Wed, 31 Aug 2005 17:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/30/katrina.recovery/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/30/katrina.recovery/index.htmlVictims of Hurricane Katrina -- some of whom escaped with only their lives -- soon will get help from a massive federal relief effort led by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Pentagon.Tue, 30 Aug 2005 13:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/03/29/australia.quake.aid/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/03/29/australia.quake.aid/index.htmlAustralian Prime Minister John Howard is again sending military transport aircraft and a supply ship to Indonesia to help the earthquake relief effort there.Tue, 29 Mar 2005 22:21:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/16/tsunami.troops/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/16/tsunami.troops/index.htmlIndonesia's defense minister says his country has no intention of expelling foreign troops helping the country recover from the tsunami disaster but merely hopes to take over most of the relief effort by the end of March.Sun, 16 Jan 2005 10:35:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/11/asia.tsunami.security/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/11/asia.tsunami.security/index.htmlAs tsunami aid continues to pour into the badly hit northern Indonesian cities of Banda Aceh and Meulaboh, concerns continue to grow over security issues in the region.Wed, 12 Jan 2005 01:03:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/09/indonesia.crash/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/09/indonesia.crash/index.htmlA U.S. Navy helicopter participating in tsunami relief efforts crashed on approach to the airfield at Banda Aceh early Monday, with all 10 aboard suffering minor injuries, a Navy spokesman said.Mon, 10 Jan 2005 02:23:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/08/asia.tsunami/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/08/asia.tsunami/index.htmlAn international team of relief workers is helping Indonesian troops clear out mud and debris from the remains of a desperately needed hospital in Banda Aceh, Indonesia.Sat, 08 Jan 2005 07:14:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/07/asia.tsunami/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/07/asia.tsunami/index.htmlHigh-ranking international officials have toured regions hardest hit by the Indian Ocean tsunamis to see firsthand the devastation that has prompted one of the world's biggest relief efforts.Fri, 07 Jan 2005 05:33:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/01/06/britain.tsunami/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/01/06/britain.tsunami/index.htmlBritish Prime Minister Tony Blair has rejected criticism of his decision to remain on holiday as the scale of the tsunami disaster was revealed.Thu, 06 Jan 2005 09:24:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/05/asia.tsunami/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/05/asia.tsunami/index.htmlSouth Asian countries will need $977 million in cash assistance over the next six months to recover from the tsunami disaster, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan has said.Wed, 05 Jan 2005 06:27:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/04/asia.quake/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/04/asia.quake/index.htmlU.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell has said the United States is throwing its financial and military weight into southern Asian relief efforts not to gain favor in the Islamic world but because it's what Americans do.Tue, 04 Jan 2005 05:41:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/03/powell/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/03/powell/index.htmlA U.S. delegation led by Secretary of State Colin Powell arrived Monday in Bangkok, Thailand, on the first stop of a tour to the tsunami-devastated regions of southern Asia.Mon, 03 Jan 2005 14:25:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/01/03/powell/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/01/03/powell/index.htmlA U.S. delegation led by Secretary of State Colin Powell was expected to arrive Monday in Bangkok, Thailand, on the first stop of a tour to the tsunami-devastated regions of southern Asia.Mon, 03 Jan 2005 12:03:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/03/asia.quake/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/03/asia.quake/index.htmlRelief workers are struggling to reach areas cut off by last week's Indian Ocean tsunamis, as the death toll mounts and hope of finding thousands of missing people fades.Mon, 03 Jan 2005 05:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/01/02/tsunami.usaid/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/01/02/tsunami.usaid/index.htmlBefore leaving Sunday on a U.S. mission to tsunami-ravaged southern Asia, Secretary of State Colin Powell sharply rebutted criticism that the initial U.S. response to the disaster was slow and inadequate.Sun, 02 Jan 2005 20:02:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/01/asia.quake/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/01/asia.quake/index.htmlSurvivors in the remote Indonesian town of Keude Teunom swarmed U.S. military helicopters ferrying water, medicine and other supplies Saturday to devastated areas of the country hard to reach by road.Sat, 01 Jan 2005 05:17:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/12/30/news/fortune500/firms_tsunami/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/12/30/news/fortune500/firms_tsunami/index.htmU.S. corporations are contributing millions of dollars in relief aid to tsunami-hit Asia. The following is a list of those that have taken steps to provide aid to the victims who are in need of funds, food and medicine following this weekend's disaster:Thu, 30 Dec 2004 19:06:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/12/30/news/fortune500/corporate_aid/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/12/30/news/fortune500/corporate_aid/index.htmCorporations reached out to help the victims of Sunday's earthquake-triggered tsunamis in southern Asia.Thu, 30 Dec 2004 12:15:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/12/29/quake.aid/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/12/29/quake.aid/index.htmlGargantuan global relief efforts are gaining momentum as countries and aid organizations donate money, supplies and personnel to areas ravaged by earthquake-triggered tsunamis.Wed, 29 Dec 2004 11:33:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/12/29/asia.quake/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/12/29/asia.quake/index.htmlU.N. relief workers have arrived in Indonesia's Aceh province to find devastation in the region closest to the epicenter of the earthquake that spawned Sunday's killer tsunamis.Wed, 29 Dec 2004 05:26:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/12/28/quake.aid/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/12/28/quake.aid/index.htmlOne of the world's largest relief efforts is gaining momentum as countries and aid organizations make more donations of funding, supplies and personnel to areas ravaged by earthquake-triggered tsunamis.Tue, 28 Dec 2004 23:20:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/12/28/news/international/asia_relief/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/12/28/news/international/asia_relief/index.htmOne of the world's largest relief efforts gained momentum Tuesday as countries and aid organizations made more donations of money, supplies and personnel to areas ravaged by earthquake-triggered tsunamis.Tue, 28 Dec 2004 17:40:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/12/28/powell.aid/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/12/28/powell.aid/index.htmlThe United Nations' emergency relief coordinator said Tuesday that the international response to the tsunami catastrophe in southern Asia has been "very generous" despite earlier comments in which he called some nations "stingy."Tue, 28 Dec 2004 12:56:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/12/27/un.tsunami/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/12/27/un.tsunami/index.htmlThe United Nations' emergency relief head called the tsunamis that devastated large parts of southern Asia "unprecedented," and warned Monday that it may be weeks before the full effects are known.Mon, 27 Dec 2004 21:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/12/27/asia.quake/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/12/27/asia.quake/index.htmlPeople across Asia are flocking to makeshift morgues seeking lost loved ones after tsunamis swept across the Indian Ocean from Thailand to Somalia, killing more than 26,000 people.Mon, 27 Dec 2004 06:36:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/12/26/asia.quake/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/12/26/asia.quake/index.htmlAs dawn broke Monday across the Bay of Bengal, countries struck by tsunamis in the wake of the most powerful earthquake the planet has seen in 40 years focused on relief and rescue efforts, and said the death toll from the giant waves -- already more than 13,000 -- is expected to rise further.Sun, 26 Dec 2004 05:26:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science/11/23/hurricane.haiti/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science/11/23/hurricane.haiti/index.htmlIn a devastating six-week period, Hurricanes Charley, Ivan, Frances and Jeanne wreaked havoc across parts of the Atlantic Ocean and killed thousands living in the Caribbean.Tue, 23 Nov 2004 22:11:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WEATHER/09/24/hurricane.jeanne/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WEATHER/09/24/hurricane.jeanne/index.htmlFlorida Gov. Jeb Bush declared a state of emergency Friday as the state prepared for the arrival of Jeanne, potentially the fourth hurricane to strike the Sunshine State this year.Fri, 24 Sep 2004 07:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/01/08/iran.survivor/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/01/08/iran.survivor/index.htmlThirteen days after being buried underneath earthquake rubble, a 56-year old man was found alive but in poor health in the southeastern Iranian city of Bam, an International Red Crescent spokesman said.Thu, 08 Jan 2004 11:23:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/01/02/iran.quake/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/01/02/iran.quake/index.htmlFears of an outbreak of disease following the devastating earthquake in the Iranian city of Bam are abating as international aid pours into the affected area.Fri, 02 Jan 2004 12:23:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/01/01/iran.quake/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/01/01/iran.quake/index.htmlIranian authorities say search and rescue operations to find survivors from last week's devastating earthquake in Bam are essentially over.Thu, 01 Jan 2004 07:21:00 EST