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Rescue workers comb through the devastation in Tonsai Bay, Phi Phi Island, Thailand. (Paula Bronstein - Getty Images)
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Casualty Map
Track the path of destruction in an animated map and view updated casualty reports.

How to Help Victims

_____ Rebuilding Weligama _____

The Post's Dobbs
writes of his own experiences and efforts to help rebuild a Sri Lanka community.

_____ On the Scene _____

Photo Gallery: Return to School
Photo Gallery: Tsunami Aftermath
Satellite Images: Banda Aceh

'Like a Scene From the Bible'
The Post's Michael Dobbs describes his experience in Sri Lanka.
Transcript: A First Person Account
Video: Dobbs Recounts Experience
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In a Jail in Cuba Beat the Heart of a Poet
PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- Among the old leather volumes in the library of Abdul Rahim Muslim Dost is a black plastic binder full of rumpled letters he wrote, sent from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Hospital Services Performed Overseas
A movement toward greater use of telemedicine is widening the spectrum of care doctors can provide from afar and enabling more outsourcing of services overseas.
-The Washington Post

Indian TV Channel Finds Little Appetite for the Naked Truth
In recent weeks, a new private television channel here has aired grainy hidden-camera footage of politicians having sex with call girls in hotel rooms, Hindu holy men sexually abusing female devotees and movie actors propositioning an undercover journalist and offering film roles in return.

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In Sri Lanka, a Frustrating Limbo: Rules Leave Tsunami Survivors Unable to Rebuild Lives (Post, March 8, 2005)

Indonesian Gets Mixed Marks After Tsunami: Critics Fault President as Indecisive but Public Applauds High-Profile Effort (Post, Feb. 27, 2005)

Actions Speak Louder Than Cash (Post, Feb. 22, 2005)

White House to Seek $950 Million for Tsunami Aid (Post, Feb. 10, 2005)

U.S. Estimates Tsunami Killed 33 Americans (Post, Feb. 9, 2005)

Tsunami's Unpredictable Outcome: Few Injuries: Little Need for Treatment Allows Focus on Stopping Spread of Disease (Post, Feb. 3, 2005)

Memo to Tsunami Relief Officials: Get Organized: Disaster Specialist Makes Lists in Effort To Streamline Aid (Post, Feb. 1, 2005)

Mission To Shelter Orphans Stymied: After Tsunami, Costs Skyrocket (Post, Jan. 31, 2005)

Indonesians Wary of Relocation Centers: Army Supervision Looms Over Tsunami Refugees (Post, Jan. 31, 2005)

Indonesia Offering 'Olive Branch' to Rebels (Post, Jan. 28, 2005)

Foreign Assistance Draws Few Complaints in Aceh: Indonesia's Tsunami Effort Criticized (Post, Jan. 27, 2005)

For Men of Seaside Village, Lonely and Unfamiliar Roles: Tsunami Took Heavier Toll on Aceh's Women (Post, Jan. 25, 2005)

Snags Hamper Mission of Mercy: Gaithersburg Man Encounters Delays, Bureaucracy in Sri Lanka (Post, Jan. 24, 2005)

Swedes Feel Loss Without Closure: Tsunami Leaves 1,000 Still Missing; Government's Secrecy Fuels Anger (Post, Jan. 23, 2005)

Tsunami Relief Effort Still Disorganized, Report Says (Post, Jan. 23, 2005)

Children's Aid: Youths Touched by Plight of Tsunami Victims Get Creative With Giving (Post, Jan. 23, 2005)

Improvising to Save Lives in Sri Lanka: Village Official Typifies Those Who Shouldered Burden in First Crucial Days (Post, Jan. 22, 2005)

Engineering Clean Water in Indonesia: Aid Workers Use Brains and Brawn as Tsunami Relief Turns Toward Sanitation (Post, Jan. 21, 2005)

India Takes Major Role In Sri Lanka Relief Effort: Aid Is Sign of Nation's Emergence as Regional Power (Post, Jan. 20, 2005)

Indonesia To Reopen Talks With Separatists: Proposal Sparked By Informal Truce (Post, Jan. 20, 2005)

Indonesia's Death Toll Varies: 'Perhaps We Will Never Know,' President Says (Post, Jan. 20, 2005)

Aceh Rebels Describe Effort to Aid 'Our Own': Men Descended From Hillsides After Tsunami (Post, Jan. 19, 2005)

Tsunami Opens Fault Lines in Old Caste System: India's Untouchables Allege Discrimination In Allocation of Aid (Post, Jan. 18, 2005)

Wolfowitz Cites Sri Lanka's Progress on Reconstruction: Regional Relief Efforts Called 'Platform' for Future (Post, Jan. 18, 2005)

The One That Got Away: A Survivor's Tale: Tsunami Exacts Fearful Toll On Sri Lankan Fisherman (Post, Jan. 18, 2005)

For Now, Indonesian Fishermen Are Forced to Abandon the Sea: Officials Must Move Quickly to Revive Industry, Advocates Say (Post, Jan. 17, 2005)

Indonesian Calls for Easing of U.S. Restrictions: Defense Minister Seeks Improved Military Relations, Help in Training Officers (Post, Jan. 17, 2005)

Outsiders Reach Forgotten Village: Despite Efforts to Rebuild, Acehnese May Be Sent to Camps (Post, Jan. 16, 2005)

GIs to Leave Parts of S. Asia Soon: Wolfowitz Is Told Indonesia May Need More Military Aid (Post, Jan. 16, 2005)

'My Boat Is Nothing but Scrap': Indians Return Home to Find Their Livelihoods Destroyed (Post, Jan. 16, 2005)

Suffering Adds Up in a Hurry In Survey of Tsunami Survivors (Post, Jan. 15, 2005)

In Aiding Search for Bodies, Indonesian Hopes for Solace: Conservation Office Director Lost His Wife and Daughter (Post, Jan. 16, 2005)

Christian Group Never Had Custody of Orphans: WorldHelp Partner in Indonesia Says No Steps Were Taken to Obtain 300 Children (Post, Jan. 15, 2005)

Wolfowitz: U.S. Forces Welcome in Indonesia (Post, Jan. 15, 2005)

Tsunami Orphans Won't Be Sent to Christian Home (Post, Jan. 14, 2005)

For Small Survivors, A Cruel New World (Post, Jan. 14, 2005)

Top Official in Aceh Says Foreign Relief Welcome: Indonesians Soften Stance on Outside Military Assistance (Post, Jan. 14, 2005)

Indonesian Islamic Party Reaps Rewards of Goodwill: Extensive Relief Work in Aceh Wins Sympathy -- and Votes (Post, Jan. 14, 2005)

Tropical Paradise Lost: In Sri Lanka, the Tsunami Cost a Tourist Town Lives and Livelihoods (Post, Jan. 13, 2005)

Poorest In S. Asia Face New Hardship: Maldives, Sri Lanka Worst Off, Study Says (Post, Jan. 13, 2005)

Indonesia Sets Limits On Foreign Relief Role: U.S. Moves Out Carrier; Marines Adjust Plans (Post, Jan. 13, 2005)

Envoy Defends India's Going It Alone (Post, Jan. 12, 2005)

Keeping the Calm at Aceh's Only Mental Hospital: With Most Patients Unaccounted For, Psychiatrist Copes With Basic Problems of No Electricity, Little Food (Post, Jan. 12, 2005)

Indonesian Children Go Back to School: In Aceh, Teacher Stresses Unity and Optimism To Classroom Crowded With Tsunami Survivors (Post, Jan. 12, 2005)

In Aceh, Aid Groups Seek a Niche: Relief Workers Struggle to Avoid Duplication When Many Needs Are Unknown (Post, Jan. 11, 2005)

Bush Promises Long-Term U.S. Tsunami Aid (Post, Jan. 11, 2005)

A Puzzling Quest for Victims: On Inundated Coast, Aid Workers Ask: Where Are the People? (Post, Jan. 10, 2005)

Indonesia Acts to Protect Orphans: Officials, Teachers Move to Stop Smugglers From Taking Advantage of Chaos (Post, Jan. 9, 2005)

Aid Arrives, but Often Not in Equal Amounts (Post, Jan. 9, 2005)

The Most Tragic Lesson: At a School in Sri Lanka, Nature's Grim Math (Post, Jan. 9, 2005)

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U.S. Relief Copter Crashes in Indonesia (Post, Jan. 10, 2005)

South Asians Find Common Cause in Aid Drives (Post, Jan. 9, 2005)

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G-7 Suspends Debt Of Stricken Nations: Effect of Gesture May Be Slight (Post, Jan. 8, 2005)

Annihilation to Haunt Generations: Bodies Bulldozed Into Mass Graves in Indonesian City Closest to Quake (Post, Jan. 8, 2005)

Charities Report Record Donations: $337 Million In Private Funds Raised for Relief (Post, Jan. 8, 2005)

Divining a Reason for Devastation: Followers of Various Faiths Differ on Natural, Supernatural Explanations for Tsunami (Post, Jan. 8, 2005)

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Internet Lists of Missing Morph Into Bulletin Boards of Emotion: Pleas From D.C. Area Among Those Seeking to Find Loved Ones (Post, Jan. 8, 2005)

Powell Pledges Long-Term Aid: Confirmed Death Toll From Tsunami Rises to 147,000 (Post, Jan. 8, 2005)



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