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TS-2004-000147-IND Tsunami India Tsunami hits south India; over 1,000 dead. Tidal waves killed over a thousand people in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Home Minister Shivraj Patil said on Sunday.  
TS-2004-000147-LKA Tsunami Sri Lanka COLOMBO, Dec 26 (Reuters) - A huge earthquake hit southern Asia on Sunday, setting off a tsunami that drowned hundreds in Sri Lanka and India, sent Indonesians rushing to high ground and washed away bathers on the Thai tourist island of Phuket. The earthquake of magnitude 8.5 as measured by the U.S. Geological Survey first struck at 7:59 a.m (0059 GMT) off the coast of the northern Indonesian island of Sumatra and swung north with multiple tremors into the Andaman islands in the Indian Ocean. A wall of water up to 10 metres (30 feet) high set off by the tremor swept into Indonesia, over the coast of Sri Lanka and India and along the southern Thai tourist island of Phuket, leaving at least 650 people feared dead, officials said. 
TS-2004-000147-MDV Tsunami Maldives COLOMBO (Reuters) - Two-thirds of the Maldives capital has been flooded after a series of tsunami waves triggered by an earthquake swamped the low-lying Indian Ocean archipelago, the chief government spokesman has said. "The damage is considerable," Ahmed Shaheed told Reuters. "The island is only about three feet (one metre) above sea level and a wave of water four feet (1.3 metres) high swept over us." Male, which is 2 km (1.25 miles) long and 800 metres (half a mile) wide and home to 75,000 people, is bursting at the seams. The streets of white-washed houses are heavily built up, living conditions often cramped and areas of communal open space sparse for the country's 300,000 people. 
TS-2004-000147-MMR Tsunami Myanmar YANGON, December 27, 2004 (Reuters) - Myanmar's military government, breaking its usual silence on natural disasters, said on Monday 34 people were killed in the Irrawaddy delta by the tsunami which crashed into shores around the Indian Ocean, The official announcement said 17 villages were damaged and 200 people were left homeless by Sunday's tsunami. 
TS-2004-000147-MYS Tsunami Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - At least 21 people have been killed and dozens missing and feared drowned after a tsunami triggered by a huge earthquake struck Malaysia's northern coast, officials say. Most of those killed were swept out to sea as they picnicked at the popular Batu Ferringhi beach on the resort island of Penang. "Seven more are still missing in the area," Penang Civil Defence Director Mohamad Johari Mohamad Taufik told Reuters. 
TS-2004-000147-SOM Tsunami Somalia At least 142 people were killed in Somalia in the deadly Indian Ocean sea surge last Sunday, officials say. 
TS-2004-000147-THA Tsunami Thailand BANKGOK (Reuters) - An unprecedented tsunami tossed cars around like toys on Thailand's southern tourist playground and swept into luxury hotels on Phuket island, killing at least 120 people in the region, officials say. More than 1,000 were injured and the government ordered the evacuation of the stricken areas, which included the main beaches of Phuket which are popular with Western and Asian tourists and at the height of their season. Thai authorities sent out helicopters to assess the damage in a region of exotically shaped limestone islands scattered in the turquoise waters of the Andaman Sea popular with snorkellers and recreational divers among Thailand's annual 12 million tourists. 
TC-2004-000146---- Tropical Cyclone (Non-Localized) Typhoon NORU (T0429), PSTN 182100UTC 13.3N 148.0E FAIR, MOVE W 08KT, PRES 996HPA, MXWD 35KT, 30KT 120NM 
FL-2004-000145-LKA Flood Sri Lanka At least five people have been killed following torrential rains and flooding in Sri Lanka. More than half a million people have been affected. 
FL-2004-000144-MYS Flood Malaysia Eleven people are reported to have died and more than 10,000 have been evacuated after flooding hit the east coast of peninsula Malaysia.  
TC-2004-000143---- Tropical Cyclone (Non-Localized) Typhoon TALAS (T0428), PSTN 111200UTC 09.5N 158.6E POOR, MOVE W 28KT, PRES 996HPA, MXWD 35KT, 30KT 120NM 
FL-2004-000142-ALB Flood Albania Very heavy rainfall, which began on 04 December 2004 including 147mm in one night, has caused serious flooding in Shkodra Prefecture, north-west Albania. 
LS-2004-000141-CHN Land Slide China, People's Republic At least 23 people were killed in a landslide which hit a mountain village in southwestern China, where the search for missing people has been halted by fears of further slides, state media reported on Saturday. 
TC-2004-000140---- Tropical Cyclone (Non-Localized) TROPICAL STORM OTTO, AT 11 PM AST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM OTTO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 50.8 WEST OR ABOUT 820 MILES...1320 KM...EAST OF BERMUDA.  
SS-2004-000139-PHL Storm Surge Philippines A powerful storm has triggered landslides and flash floods that have killed as many as 350 people in the eastern Philippines. 
TC-2004-000138---- Tropical Cyclone (Non-Localized) ARB0404, 290000Z1 POSITION NEAR 2.0N2 65.8E9. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 05A, MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 300 DEGREES AT 10 KTS, POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM, MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT 
TC-2004-000137---- Tropical Cyclone (Non-Localized) Typhoon NANMADOL (T0427), PSTN 290600UTC 06.8N 146.0E FAIR, MOVE W 17KT, PRES 992HPA, MXWD 35KT, 30KT 180NM 
TC-2004-000137-PHL Tropical Cyclone Philippines The typhoon Nanmadol (Yoyong/30W/T0427) killed 8, injured 8, affected 70,480 and caused US$34,000,000 damage in Philippines. 
EQ-2004-000136-JPN Earthquake Japan has occurred Sun Nov 28 18:32:14 2004 UTC A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 struck Japan's northern island of Hokkaido at: 43.00N 145.09E Depth 44km early Monday, swaying buildings, throwing objects off shelves and triggering a small tsunami wave that reached the shore.  
EQ-2004-000134-IDN Earthquake Indonesia Province of Papua with epicenter located at 3.634?S, 135.477?E, approximately 70 km. South of Nabire, 95 Km west of Enarotali and 3,195 km east of Jakarta. 
VW-2004-000133-SVK Violent Wind Slovakia  
EP-2004-000132-ZMB Epidemic Zambia  
TC-2004-000131-PHL Tropical Cyclone Philippines Typhoon Muifa and Tropical Storm Violeta 
VO-2004-000130-PNG Volcano Papua New Guinea  
EQ-2004-000129-CRI Earthquake Costa Rica The epicentre was located 48 kilometres southwest of the capital city of San Jose. The hardest-hit areas are Quepos and Parrita in the Pacific Coast and the Central Valley regions. Other communities affected include Puriscal, Cartago, Alejuela and some areas of San Jose. 
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