The Challenges of Disabled Survivors

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Asia Tsunami 2004: The Challenges of Disabled Survivors

There were many people with a disability who survived this catastrophe or were unfortunately part of the staggering death toll in these countries where tsunamis came ashore. In addition, for those living with a disability, the already challenging circumstances in which these people live in some areas has just been multiplied by one hundred times. Here are the stories of these people.
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The Asian Tsunami Disaster Informational Resource Website

Self-description: "This website was created [on 2 Jan 2005] by the editor of the WWW VL - Malaysia as a resource to assist those affected by this tragedy with a means of communication & point of contact. This website will be updated regularly as we race against time to help the victims & their loved ones through this tragedy. If you know of any links/resources that should be included here, please feel free to contact the editor - email address given below."

Site contents: * Locating Missing Persons (Aceh IT Media Center, BBC News Online, CNN International, International Committee of the Red Cross Family Links Website, National Disaster Management Center of Sri Lanka, Official Thai Tsunami Information Center, South-East Asia Tsunami - Missing Persons Photo Album); * Directories of Embassies; * News & Updates; * Early Warning Systems.

URL http://malaysia.forplanetearth.com/~Link reported by: Nelson Wong (nelsonyswong[use"@"]gmail.com)The Asian Studies WWW Monitor: Jan 2005, Vol. 12, No. 1 (226)