Coverage claims in Asian disaster likely modest
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Losses for the global insurance industry from the devastating earthquake and tsunami waves in Southeast Asia -- where the death toll is in the tens of thousands -- are likely to be sharply below claims from the hurricanes in Florida this year, as the regions hit over the weekend are generally underinsured, analysts said yesterday.
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The scale of devastation wrought by sea surges that killed about 23,000 people on Asia&#39;s shores is starting to emerge. The death toll is still climbing, thousands are missing and millions have been made homeless
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WASHINGTON -- Countries large and small mobilized yesterday in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunamis that spread devastation across South and Southeast Asia, but international officials said the millions of dollars in short-term assistance pledged so far fall way short of the billions needed to address one of the worst natural disasters in memory.
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With estimates suggesting the death toll could surpass 100,000, the full scope of the tsunami tragedy in Southeast Asia is only now beginning to emerge.
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The catastrophic death toll in Asia caused by a massive tsunami might have been reduced had India and Sri Lanka been part of an international warning system designed to warn coastal
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WELLIGAMA, Sri Lanka -- Disaster struck with no warning out of a faultlessly clear blue sky.
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Health experts say no serious disease outbreaks have been seen after the tsunami, but warn it is too soon to say they will not occur.
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that have hit the Niigata region, the Meteorological Agency said. A series of smaller quakes followed. No tsunami. hospital after being buried in a landslide and six people who were hurt slightly by parts of a wall that collapsed.
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - U.S. forces said they  were prepared to wind down tsunami relief efforts in Asia  despite fears that some survivors were still desperate for help  after a disaster that killed more than 226,000 people.
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WASHINGTON -- For the two regions hardest hit by the Asian tsunamis, international relief efforts are being complicated by more than the rising death tolls and physical devastation: They are also war zones.
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The Asian tsunami tragedy is feared to have claimed at least 50 British lives, with many more still unaccounted for. Back home, scores of families face an anxious wait for news of loved ones missing after the Boxing Day disaster.
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BANDA ACEH (Indonesia): Sorties by relief planes from diverse vicinities of the world with US, UK and Pakistan atop got intensified in the Tsunamis-hit realms of Asia Wednesday as the men in the field came-out with an update awful figure of deaths to the
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THE international hand of help finally reached out to tsunami-devastated Asia yesterday as aftershocks put the region on nervous alert and the death toll from the Boxing Day disaster seemed certain to pass 100,000.
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European insurers face new costs and travel firms could lose business after tsunami waves killed more than 21,500 in Asia this weekend, but the financial impact is expected to be limited compared with other ...
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Major reinsurers will face new costs after the catastrophe caused by the tsunamis in southern Asia, though experts say the financial impact is likely to less than that of other disasters this year.
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The United States dispatched disaster teams Monday and prepared an initial &#36;15 million aid package to the Asian countries hit by a massive earthquake and tsunamis. U.S. officials were seeking to contact hundreds of Americans who remain unaccounted for in the region.
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Rescuers in the Andaman and Nicobar isles struggled on Thursday to assess the toll from this week's tsunami in areas untouched by the modern world but said the destruction might not be as bad as feared.