The stunning toll: 119,000
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Relief workers in northern Sumatra have begun collecting and burying thousands of anonymous corpses - a task that has spiked the death toll from Sunday&#39;s earthquake and tsunamis to more than 119,000.
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It&#39;s feared that well over four-thousand people might have been killed across southeast and south Asia, by the after effects of the earthquake.
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With tens of thousands still unaccounted for, especially in remote regions, the toll seemed certain to continue climbing.
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[World News]: Colombo, Dec 28 : The death toll in the tsunami disaster in Sri Lanka continued to mount by hundreds Tuesday, with unconfirmed reports putting it at as high as 19,000, with hundreds still missing.
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Colombo: The death toll in Sri Lanka went up to nearly 12,000 on Tuesday, two days after fierce tidal waves swamped its coastline.
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The torrential rains and flash flooding that have ravaged much of the country since midsummer killed 119 people and forced tens of thousands from their homes, officials said Wednesday.
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Colombo, Dec 27: 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 today frantically searched for survivors and engaged in reaching aid and medical care
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The Red Cross says the death toll from one of the worst tsunamis in history could top 100,000, as more bodies are found from India to Indonesia.
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Asia&#39;s tsunami death toll has soared above 125,000 as millions struggle to find food and clean water and persistent rumours of new giant waves send many fleeing inland in panic.
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At least 84,099 people were killed in 11 countries in southern Asia and Africa from Sunday's massive earthquake and tsunami waves, according to official figures. A breakdown of the toll so far:
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NEW DELHI/JAKARTA/NEW YORK - The death toll in the tsunamis that ripped across Southeast and South Asia climbed above 24,000 on Tuesday as emergency and government officials said two days after the disaster that they feared the number of victims would
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The mercilessness of Asia&#39;s tsunami grew clearer on Thursday as worst hit Indonesia sharply raised its death toll, taking the number of fatalities around the whole Indian Ocean region above 120,000.
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About 120 people are killed and more than 6,000 injured each year by vehicles that back over them, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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There were apparently multiple casualties, but the numbers were uncertain in the initial confusion.
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Jakarta - The confirmed number of people killed in the massive earthquake and tidal waves that struck Indian Ocean shorelines at the weekend approached 59 000 on Wednesday, amid warnings the true toll could be far higher.
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At least 123,993 people were killed in 11 countries in southern Asia and Africa from Sunday's massive earthquake and tsunamis, according to official figures. A breakdown of the toll so far:
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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.