Mentawai

Relief efforts have stepped up in Indonesia as aid reaches the worst hit areas of the Mentawai islands devastated by a tsunami.

Toll From Indonesia Tsunami, Volcano Reaches 441 Yayu Yuniar 2010

Mujiharto, who heads the Health Ministry's crisis center, said a 10-foot (three-meter) - high wave washed away hundreds of houses on Pagai and Silabu, part of the remote and sparsely populated Mentawai island chain.

Indonesia Tsunami Kills 23, Scores Missing By NINIEK KARMINI 2010

*** Asia The death toll in Indonesia's latest deadly tsunami rose to 370 in the remote Mentawai islands, after assessment crews reached more villages and inlets that were inundated by waves following Monday's 7. 7-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Sumatra.

World Watch 2010

Video A Surfer's Tsunami Horror Story Mass Grave for Merapi Volcano Dead Indonesia Volcano Survivors Sickened by Ash Assessment and aid crews were finally reaching many of the worst-hit villages on the Mentawai islands off the coast of Indonesian Sumatra, where a tsunami following a 7. 7-magnitude earthquake Monday killed 408 people, with more than 300 others still missing.

Toll From Indonesia Tsunami, Volcano Reaches 441 Yayu Yuniar 2010

On the positive side, officials said the much more central location of Mt. Merapi compared with the Mentawai islands and the better infrastructure in the area make it easier to manage the disaster response.

Toll From Indonesia Tsunami, Volcano Reaches 441 Yayu Yuniar 2010

Bay Ismoyo/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images AT THE HELM: A rescue worker looked out at North Pagai island as a ship brought aid Thursday to the victims of a 7. 7-magnitude earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia's Mentawai islands.

Photos of the Day: Oct. 28 2010

Al Jeezera criticizes the "poorly resourced and planned operation," which has left survivors in the more isolated regions of Mentawai on their own to find food, shelter, and even bodies.

Delayed Tsunami Aid Stirs Criticism Lauren Sozio 2010

Al Jeezera criticizes the "poorly resourced and planned operation," which has left survivors in the more isolated regions of Mentawai on their own to find food, shelter, and even bodies.

Delayed Tsunami Aid Stirs Criticism Lauren Sozio 2010

Monday's 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit 48 miles west of South Pagai, in the Mentawai islands, and destroyed most of the buildings in the coastal village of Betu Monga, a Department of Fisheries official said.

Indonesia tsunami death toll rises Helen Pidd 2010

Associated Press A tsunami survivor receives medical treatment at a hospital in Sikakap, Mentawai Islands, Indonesia.

Toll From Indonesia Tsunami, Volcano Reaches 441 Yayu Yuniar 2010