Asia quake death toll at 13,825
27/12/2004 - 07:03:47At least 13,825 people are reported dead around southern Asia and as far away as Somalia on Africa’s eastern coast, most killed by massive tidal waves that smashed coastlines after a magnitude 9.0 earthquake off Indonesia’s coast on Sunday, followed by aftershocks in the region.
Death tolls by country:
:: Sri Lanka: at least 6,517 dead, with 5,017 reported dead in government-controlled areas and at least 1,500 dead in Tamil rebel-controlled territory.
:: Indonesia: 4,491.
:: India: 2,283.
:: Thailand: 431.
:: Malaysia: 48.
:: Maldives: 32.
:: Myanmar: About 12.
:: Somalia: 9.
:: Bangladesh: 2.
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