Disaster's Toll Soars to Nearly 68,000
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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 the aftermath of a massive undersea earthquake and subsequent tsunami that ravaged the region.
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GALLE, Sri Lanka  - The sea and wreckage of  coastal towns all around the Indian Ocean yielded up tens of  thousands of bodies on Tuesday, pushing the toll from Sunday's  tsunami past 50,000.
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The death toll in the massive tsunamis triggered by a magnitude 8.7 earthquake in South and Southeast Asia on Sunday has reached over 55,000.
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Tropical Storm Jeanne claimed at least 556 lives in Haiti over the weekend.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo). HAVANA, Sept. 21 (Xinhuanet) -- With the death toll in Haiti by Tropical Storm Jeanne rising to nearly 700
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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.
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&quot;Our latest data shows 16 dead with most of them killed after their houses collapsed on them. This. He said the quake damaged more than 600 houses, six schools, several churches and mosques.
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The death toll from floods and landslides has risen to 21 and two people remain missing following heavy rains in central Vietnam where water levels continue to rise, officials said Saturday.
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At least 2,425 people, including many children and the elderly, were confirmed dead and about 1,600 wounded in Sri Lanka on Sunday as tsunami waves smashed into the island.
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Tsunami Death Toll Reaches 68,000 - More Deaths Expected from Disease  The Indian Ocean based Tsunami which demolished the families and coast lines of several Asian countries on Sunday morning has resulted in an estimated death toll of over 68,000 people according to a recently released report by Rueters. Indonesia, Sri ...
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The death toll in a tsunami that  slammed into coasts from India to Indonesia topped 21,000 on  Monday as rescuers scoured the sea for missing tourists and  soldiers raced to recover bodies amid growing fears of disease.
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The death toll from the epic tsunami that rocked 11 countries rose to 40,000 people Tuesday, and food and supplies poured into the region, part of what the UN said
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GONAIVES, Haiti - The death toll from floods unleashed by Tropical Storm Jeanne rose sharply to nearly 2,000 people, with many still missing, as officials said they found hundreds more bodies in Haiti's devastated northwestern region.    Officials, who had previously put the toll at 1,550 dead and about 900 missing, could not immediately provide specifics on the higher toll announced Sunday night, but said hundreds more bodies were found in recent days in areas outside the hard-hit town of Gonaives...
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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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GALLE, Sri Lanka (Agencies): The sea and wreckage of coastal towns around the Indian Ocean yielded up tens of thousands of bodies on Tuesday, pushing the toll from Sunday&#39;s tsunami over 60,000.
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The death toll from Typhoon Tokage rose to 67 with 21 still missing, the worst toll from a typhoon in Japan in 25 years, officials said.
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At least 124,000 people have been confirmed dead in the Asian tsunami disaster as the effort to deliver relief supplies to the millions affected by the giant wave gathers pace.
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Tens of thousands more bodies have been found in the sea and wreckage of coastal towns around the Indian Ocean, pushing the death toll from Sunday&#39;s tsunami close to 60,000.