Asian death toll mounts to 22,000; costliest disaster ever
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Bodies washed up on tropical beaches and piled up in hospitals Monday, raising fears of disease across a 10-nation arc of destruction left by a monster earthquake and walls of water that killed more than 22,000 people.
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At least 22 people are killed in mudslides triggered by heavy monsoon rains in the Bangladeshi port town of Chittagong.
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Latest reports indicate that over 7,000 people have died as a result of a devastating earthquake that hit Southeast Asia early this morning.
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Indonesia's death toll  from the weekend's tsunami soared past 27,000 on Wednesday, but  was expected to climb higher with many bodies still buried  under mud and rubble.
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The toll from an earthquake on Indonesia's Sumatra island last week has risen to 21 dead and 88 injured, while more than 13,000 homes were destroyed or damaged, officials said on Saturday.
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Asia's tsunami death toll  soared above 125,000 on Thursday as millions scrambled for food  and clean water and rumors of new giant waves sent many fleeing  inland in panic.
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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 Japanâs deadliest typhoon in more than a decade rose to 67 today as rescue workers digging through sludge from mudslides found four more bodies and the nation tried to assess the extent of damage.
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GALLE, Sri Lanka  - Asia's tsunami death toll  soared past 175,000 Monday as Sri Lanka confirmed thousands  more dead, while fears re-emerged over the safety of aid  workers in Indonesia's shattered Aceh province.
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Geneva - The death toll from tidal waves that struck nine Indian Ocean countries has risen to 23 700, the International Red Cross said on Monday.
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The human toll from the earthquake-spawned tsunamis that swamped an epic swath of South Asia climbed to 26,000 dead yesterday, and with tens of thousands still missing is bound to soar even higher.
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Bodies washed up on tropical beaches and piled up in hospitals Monday, raising fears of disease across a 10-nation arc of destruction left by a monster earthquake and walls of water that killed more than 22,000 people. Thousands were missing and millions homeless.
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All across Asia officials are counting the terrible toll from a powerful earthquake and tidal waves that have devastated the region.
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Massive rescue operations were scrambled along Asia's devastated coastlines as the death toll from a powerful earthquake and the giant tidal waves it unleashed rose to more than 23,200 and hopes faded for many thousands more still missing.
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Tokyo - Still reeling from a 6.8-level earthquake, Japan&#39;s northwestern Niigata prefecture was hit by another strong quake on Sunday afternoon measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale as the death toll from the previous hours rose to at least 22.
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At least 22 people have been killed and about 17 are missing in a fire at a warehouse in South Korea.
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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.