Asia quake death toll tops 13,000
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As dawn broke Monday across the Bay of Bengal, countries struck by tsunamis in the wake of the most powerful earthquake the planet has seen in 40 years focused on relief and rescue efforts, and said the death toll from the giant
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka  - The death toll in the  earthquake and ensuing tsunami that hit Asia has topped 6,300,  officials and local media said Sunday.
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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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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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A third day of tremors left people skittish on Friday after Wednesdayâs massive earthquake left a death toll throughout the region of at least 13.
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Soldiers searched for bodies in  treetops, families wept over the dead lined up on beaches and  rescuers scoured coral isles for missing tourists as Asia  counted the cost on Monday of a tsunami that killed up to  14,425.
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The death toll from the killer waves unleashed across the Indian Ocean by the megaquake climbed inexorably toward 50,000 tonight. Indonesia believes at least 25,000 people died on Sumatra island - 10,000
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Asia's tsunami death toll  soared above 125,000 and aid agencies warned many more people  -- particularly children -- could die in epidemics, ushering in  a somber New Year's Eve for the world.
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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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The toll from a severe earthquake on Indonesia's Sumatra island last week has risen to 17 dead and 88 injured, a health ministry official said on Saturday.
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Landslides triggered by days of heavy rain in eastern Indonesia killed at least 13 people and buried scores more beneath the mud, a top provincial official said Saturday.
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At least 13 people are killed and scores more missing in landslides on the Indonesian island of Flores, officials say.
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Indonesia's Health Ministry raised the  country's death toll from the Dec. 26 tsunami to 166,320  Wednesday, pushing the total number of people killed in the  disaster around the region above 225,000.
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The death toll of tidal waves caused by a massive earthquake climbed to 10226 on Sunday in seven countries in south and east of Asia.
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About 4,000 people in Sri Lanka,India, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia have been killed by horrible tsunamis triggered by devastating earthquake on Sunday.
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MADRAS, 28 December 2004 - Grief and anguish marked final rituals across Southeast Asia yesterday as relatives buried or cremated their loved ones; and the death toll from a powerful earthquake and the giant tidal waves it unleashed crossed 25,000.
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At least 139,580 people are reported dead around southern Asia and eastern Africa, most killed by massive tsunamis that smashed coastlines after a magnitude 9 earthquake off Indonesia's coast Dec. 26. The United Nations estimates the total number of dead will exceed 150,000, while Thailand predicted its toll will hit 8,000.