Sri Lankan Consul General Poologasingham from the Sri Lankan consulate in Toronto, Canada addresses audience at a Tsunami symposium organized by McMaster University on March 12, 2005.
March 14, 2005: CMAT announced at a March 12 Tsunami symposium organized by McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada that it will be supporting a McMaster University initiative to distribute more than 500 bicycles donated by faculty and students. Read more
March 11, 2005: CMAT provided an update today on its emergency Tsunami relief projects for orphanages in Tamil Nadu, India, and medical team missions to Sri Lanka and Indonesia.
A young girl receives a hygiene “life” kit at Sirumalar Home for Children in Tamil Nadu, India.
Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India: Needs assessments were completed by CMAT Volunteers Tara Newell and James Caddell, two Canadians working with nine non-government funded orphanages in Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu.
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The K.M. Batavia. CMAT teams are working with staff on the Batavia to deliver emergency medical services and humanitarian relief to communities on the western coast of Sumatra made inaccessible by the December 26 Tsunami. (February 4, 2005)
February 21, 2005: CMAT announced today that its staff will be jointly working with a team on a medical ship making rounds sailing from Banda Aceh to Meuloboh along the Sumatran coast in Indonesia. The medical ship, the KM Batavia, is providing medical and emergency relief to communities along the Sumatran coast made inaccessible by the December 26 Tsunami.
CMAT Canadian volunteer Ms. Edith Fortier (lower right) poses with medical team members to under serviced communities east coast Sri Lanka – Trincomalee district including Pudawaikattu, Kuchaveli, Nilaveli and Irrakkakandy. Team consisted of 7 doctors, 1 nurse and 12 volunteers. (March 5, 2005).
February, 18, 2005: CMAT announced today that it will be supporting a medical team to the northeast coast of Sri Lanka to under serviced areas along the coastal belt from Jamaliya to Pullmoddai which covers Irrakkandy, Kuchcheveli, Nilaveli up to Pullmoddai. Read more
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#HurricaneMilton #MILTON EXPLOSIVELY INTENSIFIES WITH 175-MPH WINDS...
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...MILTON RAPIDLY INTENSIFIES INTO A CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE...
Data from an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicate that Milton has strengthened to a category 5. The max sustained winds are estimated to be 160 mph with higher gusts. http://Hurricanes.gov/#Milton
