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TSUNAMI: ONE YEAR AFTER
Airtimes: Indian Standard Times
Sunday, December 25 at 19:00hrs
Monday, December 26 at 10:00am and 20:00hrs (replays)
Tuesday, December 27 at 10:00am (replays)
VOICES FROM THE TSUNAMI
Airtimes: Indian Standard Times
Saturday, December 24 at 18:30hrs
Sunday, December 25 at 09:30am (replay)
Hundreds of thousands died and hundreds of thousands remain homeless
in thirteen countries one year after one of the most catastrophic
natural disasters in history swept through South Asia. On December
25 and 26, CNN International broadcasts “TSUNAMI: ONE YEAR
AFTER” to report on the issues raised in the aftermath of the
tsunami as well as updating some of the key stories which touched
the world in the days and weeks following the devastation.
CNN correspondent Atika Shubert reports from the Indonesian province
of Aceh where, to date, only one major project is underway. The
Road to Meulaboh links the province’s west coast to the capital
Banda Aceh. Shubert talks to the people and communities along the
way in a bid to find out how long Aceh’s road to recovery will
be.
In the face of adversity there were, however, some positive signs
as Shubert reports on Intel’s contribution to help rebuild
Aceh by providing wireless networks. CNN also examines how peace
was brought to the region when Aceh’s separatist rebels signed
a peace deal with the Indonesian government.
CNN’s Satinder Bindra reports from Sri Lanka where approximately
U.S. $11 billion in pledges and donations was pledged. While some
villages have fared reasonably well from such aid and have managed
to rebuild their lives, CNN also looks at the other towns which
haven’t fared as well. Bindra also meets ‘Baby 81’
a child who was claimed by many families as theirs; but was only
reunited with his real parents after an agonizing wait and DNA testing.
For many in Sri Lanka, the train which was washed from its tracks
killing 1,500 became a symbol of the nation’s grief. The rail
service has now been restored and CNN will be taking a trip to meet
a conductor who was on the line on that fateful day and who has
returned to work on the same line since services were restored.
From India, CNN’s Ram Ramgopal looks at the plight of the
children orphaned by the devastating tsunami. Have they been adopted
or are they caught up in red tape? Ramgopal also looks at the success
rate of a government post-tsunami program to reverse a birth control
procedure carried out in Tamil Nadu—where at least 2,500 children
perished in the natural disaster.
In Thailand, CNN’s Aneesh Raman reports from Bangkok and the
popular tourist destination of Phuket where one hotel owner who
lost his daughter in the disaster, is preparing to reopen for business.
Raman will also take this opportunity to look into how the Thai
government is trying to revitalize the island’s tourist industry.
Also reporting from Thailand is Kristie Lu Stout, where the American
Aid Organization USAID works with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) and other geological agencies to plan an integrated
tsunami warning network for countries surrounding the Indian Ocean
who were affected by events which transpired on that day.
In addition to “TSUNAMI: ONE YEAR AFTER”, CNN will replay
an updated version of last year’s special program ‘VOICES
FROM THE TSUNAMI’. CNN’s Alex Quade reunites with three
siblings who were orphaned after the tsunami destroyed their village
located on Aceh’s coast. All that was left of their belongings
was the motorbike they used to out-run the wave and the clothes
on their back. Quade sees how these children have managed to survive
the past year without their parents, their house and their belongings.
Matthew Chance, Stan Grant and Mike Chinoy also provide reports
on stories of life, love and loss from the stricken regions.
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