Wednesday, December 27, 2006

Taipei Times - archives

Taipei Times - archives: "For most people affected by the magnitude 9.0 earthquake that ripped apart the ocean floor off Indonesia two years ago the struggle to rebuild continues

AP, BALI, INDONESIA
Wednesday, Dec 27, 2006, Page 5

Thousands of people fled beaches in Indonesia's largest-ever tsunami drill yesterday as nations across Asia remembered the moment two years ago when devastating waves crashed into coastlines and killed 230,000 people.

Elsewhere, survivors and mourners visited mass graves, lit candles along beaches, observed a moment of silence and erecting warning towers in hopes of saving lives in the future.

But as Thai authorities prepared to open a cemetery for unidentified tsunami victims, foreign donors alleged that nearly US$1 million intended for DNA sampling and other testing appears to have been misused."

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