Tsunami&#39;s Toll Surpasses 55,000
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Rescuers battled to reach survivors in stranded villages, restore basic services and prevent the outbreak of deadly diseases across South Asia on Tuesday in
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The confirmed deaths in a mammoth Asian quake and tsunami soared above 55,000 on Wednesday as worst-hit Indonesia readied bulldozers to dig mass graves for corpses in a rush to ward off disease, which the UN health agency said
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Asia News, BANDA ACEH, Indonesia, Indonesia&#39;s death toll from the weekend&#39;s earthquake and tsunami soared past 32,500 on Wednesday as rescuers worked to make contact with devastated cities and towns in the hardest hit areas.
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Logistical problems hampered a massive humanitarian relief operation along Asia&#39;s devastated shores as the death toll from a huge earthquake and killer tidal waves surged past 55,000.
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The death toll from this week's tsunami on the main Indonesian island of Java rose to 654, as the beachside resorts hardest hit began slowly moving back towards normalcy.
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GALLE, Sri Lanka  - Sri Lanka's tsunami death toll  shot up on Monday as officials said the more they cleared up,  the more bodies they found.
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BANDA ACEH (Indonesia): The death toll from Sundayâs tidal wave disaster climbed to more than 67,000 yesterday and experts warned that disease epidemics from rotting corpses, smashed sewers and contaminated water could double the figure.
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The death toll rose above 14,000 after an earthquake off the Indonesian island of Sumatra, the world&#39;s biggest in four decades, caused tsunami waves that devastated coastal towns from Thailand to India.
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Colombo: The death toll in the tsunami disaster in Sri Lanka reached 12,000, including at least 70 foreigners while many were reported still missing as rescuers on Monday frantically searched for survivors and engaged in reaching aid and medical care for
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Soldiers searched for bodies in  treetops, families wept over the dead laid on beaches and  rescuers scoured coral isles for missing tourists as Asia  counted the cost on Monday of a tsunami that killed more than  15,500.
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GALLE, Sri Lanka  - Survivors in seven countries  on the shores of the Indian Ocean scrabbled frantically through  debris and devastation for their loved ones on Tuesday as the  death toll climbed inexorably toward 40,000.
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The death toll from the Indonesian tsunami earlier this week rose to 659 after emergency workers reached a previously inaccessible area along Java island's southern coast, the government said Saturday.
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The death toll from last month's Indian Ocean tsunami disaster rose towards a quarter of a million while floods hampered relief efforts in worst-hit Indonesia's Aceh province.
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Nearly 220,000 people are confirmed dead in the Asian tsunami after Indonesia raises its toll dramatically.
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - The death toll in the  Indian Ocean tsunami disaster soared above 120,000 on Thursday  as millions scrambled for food and fresh water and thousands  more fled in panic to high ground on rumors of new waves.
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka  - The death toll in a tsunami  that slammed into coasts from India to Indonesia topped 22,000  Monday as rescuers scoured the sea for missing tourists and  fears of disease grew as soldiers raced to recover rotting  bodies.
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The death toll from epic tsunamis that rocked 11 countries rose to 44,000 people today after Sri Lanka and Indonesia significantly increased their confirmed deaths.