11,500 killed as tsunami sweeps across Asia
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There was no warning. As the sun began to climb into a cloudless sky, the people of Banda Aceh were going about their lives in this city on the north-western tip of Sumatra, Indonesia.
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More than 10,000 people die across Asia in massive waves triggered by the largest earthquake in 40 years.
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Thousands more bodies were found in Indonesia in the aftermath of Asia&#39;s devastating tsunamis, dramatically increasing the death toll across 11 nations to around 44,000.
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As victim tolls climbed to over 150,000 Wednesday, historic levels of financial and humanitarian aid has entered into the 11 countries devastated by the tsunami disaster.
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At least 419 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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COLOMBO, DEC 27: 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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Officials said more than 14,000 people were killed in nine countries in southern Asia and Africa after massive tsunami waves smashed coastlines Sunday morning. A breakdown of the toll so far:
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The number of Americans known to  have been killed in the devastating tsunami has risen to 11 and  hundreds remain unaccounted for, Secretary of State Colin  Powell said on Tuesday, as the death toll across Asia  approached 40,000 people.
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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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Weeping residents combed through debris and stunned tourists meandered through litter-strewn streets on Monday, a day after tsunamis swept across the Indian Ocean from Thailand to Somalia, killing at least 23,000 people.
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The strongest earthquake in 40 years claimed 10,000 lives on Sunday as tsunamis spread across the Indian Ocean, devastating coastal areas of Sri Lanka, southern India and Indonesia, as well as Thailand and Malaysia.
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Rescue workers pulled thousands more rotting corpses from the mud and debris of flattened towns along the Sumatran coast Saturday, two weeks after surging walls of water caused unprecedented destruction on the shores of the Indian Ocean. The death toll in 11 countries passed 150,000.
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Colombo, Dec 27 (UNI) The toll in the devastating Tsunami that swept across Sri Lanka rose to 11,500 today while about eight lakh people were displaced.
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GALLE: Stricken countries on the Indian Ocean worked swiftly on Wednesday to bury thousands of bodies as the the tsunami toll across asia reached 68,000 with more than 12,000 dead in India.
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The huge wall of water devastated large parts of Asia - hitting millions of people, including around 10,000 British holidamakers. The death toll is still rising after the quake sparked mayhem in Sri Lanka, Indonesia, India, Malaysia and Thailand.
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The number of Americans known to have been killed in the devastating tsunami has risen to 11 and hundreds remain unaccounted for, Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Tuesday, as the death toll across Asia approached 40,000 people
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KILLER tsunamis unleashed by an earthquake have wiped out more than 23,000 lives, with at least two Australians dead and 100 missing.