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SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia: the number of victims due to such disaster rose up to 70,000
New Dheli, India - About 50 Italians not to come back immediately as their health conditions would not enable them to leave the local hospitals
The number of victims found in the Asian countries involved by the seaquake occurred two days ago goes on rising. The latest analyses point out about 70,000 casualties and the assistance activities for... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia: two helicopters and 400 policemen missing in Indonesia
Rome, Italy - At meantime, airplanes and ships are carrying necessaries
The Chief of Police in Aceh, Indonesia, unveiled that about 300 agents are missing with two copters: also in Meulaboh city more than 100 men of South Sumatra Police are missing, and the nurses of Zainal... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia: the first possible political effects of the tragedy
Colombo, Sri Lanka - According to some analysts, this event could improve the regional cooperation and lower the national ethnic and religious clashes
Some international analysts expressed their opinion about the strictly political effects produced by the disaster occurred in Asia following the seaquake. Indonesia and Sri Lanka have been experiencing... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia: two Australian planes landed at Sumatra with humanitarian aids
Rome, Italy - They carried medicines, blankets and water purification equipment
Two Australian military airplanes carrying humanitarian aids landed in Medan, Sumatra Island (see for details AVIONEWS). There are on board medical teams specialized in preventive healthcare equipped to... more
SecurityWaterquake in South-East Asia: tsunami involved a nuclear plant in India
New Dheli, India - However, Indian Government denied a risk for a nuclear catastrophe exists and underlined that the reactor did not suffer for damages
The tsunami which hit the Indian territory would have damaged also a nuclear facility in Kalpakkam, in Tamil Nadu state. A task force of experts would have already arrived in the site in order to perform... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia: Sri Lanka rejected Israeli aid
Rome, Italy - Two countries have no diplomatic relations
Israeli Government could be sent to Thailand and India the medical equipment and the delegation in departure for Sri Lanka (see for details AVIONEWS): local government would have rejected Jerusalem aid... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia: AMI C-130 taken off with 50 coffins for Thailand
Rome, Italy - At meantime the first flight from Phuket arrived in Rome
The C-130J of 46th Brigata aerea of Italian Air Force left from the Pisa Military Airport "Dall'Oro": the aircraft is bound for Thailand and it will land in Phuket tomorrow after the stopover at Pratica... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia: more than 60,000 victims
Phuket, Thailand - Indonesia and Sri Lanka prove to be the most devastated countries while the foreign tourists deceased in the Thai land would be at least 700
Estimations related to the victims caused by the seaquake in Asia appear more and more dramatic. The most involved countries still are Indonesia and Sri Lanka where the respective governments think they... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia. The government support (3): Russia, Pakistan and Israel
Rome, Italy - 150 units from Israeli Defence Forces to Sri Lanka
Russia has already provided for two cargo planes with aboard tents and first aid equipment with Civil Defence specialized staff. Pakistan Government expressed its sorrow to what occurred in South India... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia. The government support: USA and Europe
Rome, Italy - Air-bridges and funds to cover the first emergencies
All the countries through the world are preparing for what could be the biggest support operation in history in favour of people devastated by tsunami in South-Eastern Asia. USA President, George W. Bush,... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia. The government support (2): Australia, China and South Korea
Rome, Italy - Aid to facilitate rescues and evacuations
Australia announced it will do all it can to assist the devastated areas: some Hercules aircraft were taken off with on board staff specialized in sanitary emergencies and hygiene and carrying water purification... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia: an Indian Air Force Base swept away in Nicobar
New Dheli, India - Indian Minister of Defence would haver confirmed there are 27 victims among the soldiers and about one hundred missing people
One of the area mostly involved by the tsunami in India is Nicobar. New Dheli's Ministry of Defence unveiled that 27 members from Indian Air Force would have died due to the violent tidal wave arriving... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia: hundreds victims in Somalia
Mombasa, Kenya - Damages to infrastructures and ships along the Kenyan coast
The waterquake which involved Southern Asia produced dramatic effects also on the Eastern coast of Africa and Kenya and Somalia analyse the situation. In the first case, Navy was alerted, also considering... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia: 100 fishermen from Taiwan are still missing offshore from Phuket
Taipei, Taiwan - Even New Zealand was reached by the anomalous wave though an extremely weak one and so unable to produce damages
Despite Formosa island did not suffer directly for the effects produced by the anomalous wave following the strong earthquake located in the Indonesian area, Taipei's authorities reminded how about 100... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia: airlift Bangkok-Phuket by the Thai Hercules
Bangkok, Thailand - Meanwhile, Israel announced there are still some 100 missing Israeli-natives most of all in such Thai island
Thai Government is coming to grips with the disastrous effects generated by the seaquake in Phuket island. Just here the major efforts by the search units and the Thai armed forces themselves are focusing.... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia: India resorted to Air Force
New Dheli, India - Fix and rotor-winged aircraft are being deployed for transport activities addressed to injured people, lifeless bodies and necessities
Indian Air Force is making efforts to ensure all the necessary assistance for the population in the coastal areas, hit by the tremendous waterquake occurred in the Indian Ocean two days ago and that would... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia: Indian Navy and Coast Guard searching for the missing people in the sea
New Dheli, India - Experts in the capital informed that the Indian Ocean will not normalize before four or five days
Indian authorities called a warning signal by informing how one cannot be sure that no additional phenomena similar to the seaquake happened two days ago can occur again. Actually, even the search activities... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia: Neos flight to delay
Rome, Italy - To have stopover at Mombasa and Zanzibar
The Neos flight coming from Maldive with 267 Italians on board has been postponed till 2:12am: one cannot exclude that additional changes can produce a new time line. The Boeing 767 will take off bound... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia: newness on African casualties
Rome, Italy - One hundred fishers killed in Somalia
One hundred persons killed only along the coast of Somalia: they were all fishers reported missing from Somalia's authorities. Other seven bodies have been find North to Mogadiscio, as in the Puntland... more
SecurityWaterquake in South East Asia. Ten hours in the sea hung on to a corpse: saved by a helicopter
Phuket, Thailandia - In a such tragedy, misadventure with a happy ending for a Canadian young boy
Sean Lewis, Canadian young boy of 29 years old, employee of an oil company, while he was walking on the beach of Patong, at Phuket, in Thailandia, he was ran over of the "tsunami". Despite of he was carried... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia: AVIONEWS interviewed Air One and Alpi Eagles on the possible airlift for the Italian tourists
Rome, Italy - Air One could provide Italian Civil Defence with an aircraft by resorting to technical a stop over while Alpi Eagles excluded such a hypothesis
AVIONEWS interviewed Air One and Alpi Eagles on the possible airlift for the Italian tourists currently staying in the Asian countries involved by the seaquake occurred yesterday. As far as it is concerned... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia: meeting at Palazzo Chigi to summarize the situation
Rome, Italy - All countries to gather to supply humanitarian aids
A meeting with Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gianfranco Fini and Civil Defense Chief, Guido Bertolaso, is in progress at Palazzo Chigi in Rome, in order to summarize... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia: seven Italians rescued by helicopter
Rome, Italy - 750 Italian citizens in all could be at home today
Despite of the Airport of Male, Maldive Capital, is now operating, the situation is complicated: pilots have in fact forced to land by sight because ground assistance is no supplied. At meantime, along... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia. Newness on the figures of the disaster (3): Myanmar, Somalia and Bangladesh
Rangoon, Myanmar - There where involved most of all some fishermen being in the sea just when the anomalous wave arrived
Moderate but unexpected effects were produced by the anomalous wave also in Myanmar, Bangladesh and in some countries in the Eastern coast of Africa such as Somalia and Kenya. Rangoon's Government proves... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia: Italians in region affected could be 6000
Rome, Italy - Berlusconi: "We fear that Italian victim number increases"
"We are trying to manage in the better way as possible the situation in Maldive, Sri Lanka and in Phuket too, where an Alitalia B-767 and two AMI B-707 are going to arrive", Italian Civil Defense Department... more
SecurityWaterquake in South-East Asia. Newness on the figures of the disaster (2): Thailand, Malaysia and the Maldive
Bangkok, Thailand - Many victims among tourists in some among the major dedicated sites
Also Southern and coastal Thailand appears forced to its own knees due to the earthquake event occurred yesterday where Phuket island proves to be the territorial area mainly involved. The casualties found... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia. Newness on the figures of the disaster: Sri Lanka, Indonesia e India
Colombo, Sri Lanka - The number of the found victims rose up to more than 24,000 in the various countries involved by the tragedy
The latest newness related to the number of victims in the various Asian countries involved by the earthquake event indicate more than 24,000 casualties. Sri Lanka goes on proving the most involved state... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia: a "Medecins Sans Frontieres" cargo plane is ready to leave
Rome, Italy - MSF offered its support to the Indonesian authorities to assist the population in the Northern part of Sumatra
"Medecins Sans Frontieres" is preparing some interventions in the areas affected by the seaquake in Souht-East Asia yesterday in the morning: MSF's operators "Have been mobilised to evaluate the needs... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia: one third of the victims are children
Copenaghen, Denmark - It was unveiled by the first survey carried out by UNICEF in the countries involved by the tragedy and an airlift with humanitarian aids will be set soon
UNICEF put into evidence the first results related to the survey about the current situation in the various Asian countries involved by the seaquake occurred yesterday. According to the UN's specialized... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia: two planes provided by Italian Government arrived at Maldive and Sri Lanka
Rome, Italy - There was on board a Civil Defense team equipped for the medical emergency
The airplane of Italian Civil Defence Department left yesterday from the Rome-Fiumicino Airport (see for details AVIONEWS) landed in the morning at air station of Colombo (Sri Lanka): there was a goodly... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia: it is hard to reach airports in the devastated areas
Rome, Italy - Civil Defense warns to not going there neither today nor in the next days
"Reaching airports is very difficult due to the disastrous conditions in the devastated areas and because of the transport means missing. The Sri Lanka and Thailandia authorities not appears able to face... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia: eight out of eleven Italian victims have been identified
Rome, Italy - All persons staying in Thailand and Sri Lanka when the tragedy happened
Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs unveiled the names of eight out of eleven Italian victims caused by the tsunami which followed the earthquake involving several countries in the Atlantic Ocean yesterday.... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia: Lauda Air SpA, Neos and Eurofly flights to carry Italians
Rome, Italy - Other 200 tourists to land at Malpensa at 5:00pm local hour
The B-767 by Neos carrier carrying over 200 Italians has left from the airport of Male, Maldive's Capital. The flight NO-00711 will land at Malpensa air station around 5:00pm. A second Neos plane is scheduled... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia: a new earthquake involved India
New Dheli, India - Nicobar and Andaman islands suffered for it but it is still not clear if such event can cause a new tsunami
A new earthquake higher than Richter scale 6 magnitude would have involved the area related to Nicobar and Andaman islands. The competent authorities would be trying to verify carefully the first effects... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia: Indonesia and Thailand resorted to Civil Defence and Navy
Phuket, Thailand - SAR helicopters are overflying the involved areas whereas soldiers on the ground go on finding lifeless bodies
The Asian countries involved by the waterquake generated by a 9.0 Richter scale magnitude earthquake are at work to rescue the population in difficulty. The state which experienced the worst effects in... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia: the USA analyse the technical reasons of the disaster
Washington, USA - The lack of joining by the involved countries to the deals for the designing of alert systems able to prevent seaquakes is under criticism
US analysts and US Coast Guard itself would have recently proven quite critical about what occured in Asia yesterday following the tremendous waterquake. According to the American experts, the huge disaster... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia: villages completely cut-off in Sri Lanka
Rome, Italy - "Let's come to pick up": the appeal to Government from Italian woman living at Hikkaduwa
"We are isolated, without fuel and in short time also without food": this is the phone appeal coming from an Italian woman called Barbara, who has a restaurant in Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka: "Let's come to pick... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia: UN warned about the epidemics risk
New York, USA - Transport helicopters, medicines and field hospitals are necessary in order to support the populations in difficulty
The United Nations warned about the possible risk of epidemics in the Asian countries involved by the waterquake occurred yesterday. According to the UN, the rescue and assistance activities must be accelerated... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia: first details on casualties and missing people among the European citizens
London, UK - Four victims among the English tourists but the figure would be likely to rise, while France lost two citizens and Austria three ones
Among the European countries mainly subjected (in terms of casualties and missing people among their citizens) to the tremendous earthquake which caused the waterquake killing more than 20.000 persons... more
SecurityWaterquake in the South-East Asia: Lauda Air SpA and Eurofly flights landed in the early morning
Rome, Italy - Some passengers were wearing only pyjamas or swimwear
The Lauda Air SpA flight coming from Male (Maldive) landed shortly afterwards 2:00am at Milan-Malpensa Airport, as leaked in AVIONEWS last night (see for details AVIONEWS). 170 Italian passengers went... more
SecurityFlash news: Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs at work to ensure the re-entry of Italians from the countries involved by the seaquake in Asia
Rome, Italy - Farnesina's emergency department provided relatives with some phone numbers for information
Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is at work to ensure as soon as possible the re-entry in Italy of Italian-natives currently staying in the countries involved by the seaquake which caused, according... more
SecurityFlash news: Lauda Air SpA, the first Italian flight from Asia, to land at 2:00am
Milan, Italy - To touch ground at Milan-Malpensa Airport with 170 passengers on board
The first 170 Italian tourists coming from Asian countries which suffered for one of the most disastrous seaquake, will land at 2:00 local hour at Malpensa air station by an aircraft provided by Lot Polish... more
SecurityFlash news: two airplanes provided by Italian Government left bound for Sri Lanka and Maldive
Rome, Italy - Technicians from Italian Civil Defence and health care personnel are on board
The two airplanes sent from Italian Government left recently: the first one left from Rome-Fiumicino Airport and it is bound for Sri Lanka; the secondo one took off from Milan-Malpensa air station towards... more
SecurityFlash news: "Italians already left aboard the Lauda Air's and Eurofly's fligths are around 500"
Rome, Italy - AVIONEWS interviewed Giorgia Marazzi from Maldive's Italian Consular Agency on the re-entry of Italian tourists from Male Airport
AVIONEWS interviewed Giorgia Marazzi from Maldive's Italian Consular Agency on the re-entry of Italian tourists from Male Airport. Both flights provided by Lauda Air SpA and Eurofly have already left bound... more
SecurityFlash news: helicopters shuttling to evacuate inundated villages
Rome, Italy - IAF deploys its choppers to rescue tourists stranded at the Vivekananda rock memorial
Rescues are going on in order to find survivors and aid habitants in the Asia countries devastated by tsunami last night: military helicopters are going back and forth between the sites involved in order... more
SecurityFlash news: Eurofly plane to land at 3:05 am at Malpensa Airport
Rome, Italy - 80 additional passengers embarked
The flight GJ02109 by Eurofly taken off from the airport of Male (Maldive), the only airport operating at moment, carrying Italians after the tsunami which hit several Asian countries last night, would... more
SecurityFlash news: also EU provided millions Euros aids for the victims of the seaquake
Brussels, Belgium - Non-governmental organizations, the Red Cross and the Red Crescent are at work
After Switzerland, which already provided about 1,600,000 Francs, even European Union decided to offer EUR 3m as the first urgent aid in favour of those who suffered for the seaquake and the following... more
SecurityFlash news: Eurofly plane to land at 3:05 am at Malpensa Airport
Rome, Italy - 80 additional passengers embarked
The flight GJ02109 by Eurofly taken off from the airport of Male (Maldive), the only airport operating at moment, carrying Italians after the tsunami which hit several Asian countries last night, would... more
SecurityFlash news: Switzerland's intervention to face the Asia's crisis
Zurich, Switzerland - The first flight from the countries subjected to the earthquake to arrive in Kloten with some Swiss tourists at 06:00 am
Switzerland is beginning to act in order to face the emergency occurred in Asia following the earthquake which killed thousands persons. First of all, a flight is expected to arrive from such an area at... more
SecurityFlash news: AVIONEWS interviewed Giovanni Maniscalco, Assaeroporti President, on the reception for Italians coming from Asia
Rome, Italy - "Emergency measures have been arranged in Malpensa and then they will be extended to other air stations"
AVIONEWS interviewed Giovanni Maniscalco, Assaeroporti President, on the reception arranged for Italian citizens coming from the seaquake zones. According to Maniscalco, some emergency measures have been... more