Monday, December 27, 2004

22,000+

(UPDATE: The most recent estimate is nearing 60,000.)

That's the latest estimate of people who died because of yesterday's 9.0 quake centered about 160 kilometers off the coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island. The Philippines was spared this time.

CNN.com has this report:
DEATH TOLLS

SRI LANKA
Sri Lankan military authorities report more than 10,000 people killed. Tamil Tiger rebels report 2,000 dead in the territory they hold in the northeast of the country.

INDIA
At least 6,200 killed by waves that flooded the southern coast, official media report.

INDONESIA
News agencies report more than 4,350 killed, many of them in Aceh in northern Sumatra.

THAILAND
Thai authorities report at least 866 people dead.

MALDIVES
46 people are dead and more than 70 missing, according to Hassan Sobir, the Maldives high commissioner.

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