Earthquake and Giant Waves Hit Asia: More Than 12,000 Die
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More than 12,000 people are known to have died after a massive underwater earthquake sent giant waves crashing into coastlines across southern Asia.
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More than 8,000 people were reported dead across southern Asia and Africa after massive tsunami waves smashed coastlines following a magnitude 8.9 earthquake off the Indonesian coast Sunday morning.
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka  - One of the most powerful  earthquakes in history hit Asia Sunday, unleashing a tsunami  which devastated coastal areas of Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia  and tourist isles in Thailand, killing more than 11,300 people.
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The world&#39;s biggest earthquake in 40 years hit south Asia Sunday, unleashing a tsunami that crashed into Sri Lanka and India and swamped tourist isles in Thailand
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Dozens of casualties are reported from tidal waves and earth tremors in southern and eastern Asia.
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Huge casualties are reported from tidal waves and earth tremors in southern and eastern Asia.
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Massive tsunamis triggered by the largest earthquake to shake the planet in more than 40 years wiped out coastal areas across Asia as far as 1,600 kilometers (1,000 miles) away, killing more than 11,000 people.
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HONG KONG  - At least 1,000 people have been killed and hundreds more are injured or missing as tsunami tidal waves unleashed by a massive earthquake off Indonesia hit the region.
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Surging waves triggered by a huge earthquake strike several Asian  countries, killing more than 500 people.
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JAKARTA - At least 500 people were killed and hundreds more were missing feared dead Sunday after a huge earthquake off northern Indonesia triggered giant tidal waves and flash floods across western Asia.
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka  - The world's biggest  earthquake in 40 years hit southern Asia Sunday, unleashing a  tsunami that crashed into Sri Lanka and India, drowning  thousands and swamping tourist isles in Thailand and the  Maldives.
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More than 63,162 people were killed in 12 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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As many as 10,226 people were killed and thousands more were missing after the most powerful earthquake for 40 years triggered giant tidal waves that slammed into coastal areas across Asia.
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Asia's tsunami death toll  soared above 125,000 on Friday as millions struggled to find  food and clean water and persistent rumors of new giant waves  sent many fleeing inland in panic.
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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 passed 60 000 on Wednesday, amid warnings the true toll could be far higher.
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A huge earthquake rocked Southeast Asia  on Sunday, setting off tsunami tidal waves that killed more  than 150 people in Sri Lanka, sent residents rushing to high  ground in Indonesia and washed into the Indian city of Chennai  and the Thai tourist island of Phuket.
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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: