Tsunami

Mystery gold gifts cheer Japan's tsunami-ravaged port Ishinomaki

17 Feb 2013

A Japanese city devastated by the 2011 tsunami has received anonymous gifts of gold worth more than US$250,000 in a phenomenon dubbed a "goodwill gold rush", as the second anniversary of the...

Aftershocks hamper relief in tsunami-hit Solomons

8 Feb 2013

A strong aftershock rattled the Solomon Islands on Friday, hampering relief efforts to tsunami-ravaged villages and forcing the South Pacific nation’s prime minister to forgo a visit to the...

Nine dead, villages destroyed in wake of Solomons tsunami

8 Feb 2013

Aid workers struggled to reach remote, tsunami-ravaged villages in the Solomon Islands and the death toll rose to as more bodies were found as another quake rocked the islands on Friday.

Scramble to reach tsunami-hit villages in Solomons

7 Feb 2013

Disaster relief agencies were scrambling on Thursday to reach tsunami-hit villages in the Solomon Islands, warning the death toll following a powerful 8.0-magnitude quake is likely to rise.

Tsunami panic in South Pacific after major quake hits Solomon Islands

7 Feb 2013

A major magnitude 8 earthquake jolted the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific yesterday, causing small tsunami waves that killed at least five people and left dozens of homes damaged or destroyed...

Opinion

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'The Impossible' navigates post-tsunami sensitivities

Ewan McGregor is casting his mind back to Christmas 2004, and the Indian Ocean tsunami that caused havoc across Southeast Asia.

A day to remind us how easily we forget

Exactly eight years ago as I write this I received an urgent call from a friend on holiday in Thailand. At that time, I was sleeping off the effects of the previous day.

Sea floor near Great Barrier Reef could collapse, triggering tsunami

A huge slab of sea floor near the Great Barrier Reef is in the early stages of collapse and could generate a massive tsunami when it finally breaks off, researchers warned yesterday.

JAPAN

Worst earthquake since Tohoku sparks tsunami alert in Japan

A 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck off northeastern Japan yesterday, triggering a tsunami alert that sent people running for higher ground.

JAPAN

Japan suspends dubious reconstruction projects

Japan’s government has suspended 35 projects included in a budget for reconstruction from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami after criticism the spending was not directly related to recovery...

JAPAN

Japan ‘misspent’ tsunami rebuilding money: audit

Cash earmarked for tsunami reconstruction work was diverted to unrelated projects, a Japanese government audit showed as residents of the devastated northeast voiced frustration over the slow pace...