Asian Disaster May Be Costliest Ever
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The earthquake and tidal wave that raced across southeast Asia to east Africa and killed thousands of people may be the costliest disaster in history, reaching billions of dollars, the U.N. emergency relief coordinator said Monday.
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European insurers face new costs and travel firms could lose business after tsunami waves killed more than 21,500 in Asia this weekend, but the financial impact is expected to be limited compared with other ...
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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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The extraordinary loss of life from Sunday&#39;s earthquake and tsunami waves is prompting Asian governments to consider developing a more comprehensive and effective warning system.
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The Asian tsunami disaster has been a uniquely continental catastrophe, striking hard from Thailand to the Maldives, and has stirred debate about how Asia should react as a region.
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Higher costs in China could spell the end of an era of ultra-cheap goods.
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The damage caused by the waves which swept coastlines in South Asia following a seabed earthquake is likely to exceed 10 billion euros(13 billion USD), an insurance expert said.
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With estimates suggesting the death toll could surpass 100,000, the full scope of the tsunami tragedy in Southeast Asia is only now beginning to emerge.
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Are you appalled at the scope of the devastation wreaked by tsunami waves in Asia? You&#39;ve got company. The disaster is on track to become the largest ever, costwise.
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The tsunami catastrophe in South Asia is likely to have caused economic damage of more than 10 billion euros (about $14 billion), compounding what was already the most expensive year in history for insurers, the world&#39;s
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coral isles for missing tourists as Asia counted the cost of a tsunami that killed at least 12,600. world&#39;s biggest earthquake in 40 years that struck off the Indonesian island of Sumatra early on Sunday.
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The cost in human life of the Boxing Day tsunamis is appalling by any measure but the economic impact of one of the world's worst natural disasters is likely to be minimal in the longer term, according to Australian analysts.
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Readers report their experiences of the earthquakes and huge waves that have devastated parts of Asia.
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People who survived the Asian tsunami face yet another risk - a potentially fatal fungal infection.
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Rescuers scoured the sea for missing  tourists and soldiers raced to recover bodies amid fears of  disease as Asia counted the cost on Monday of a tsunami that  killed more than 15,500 from India to Indonesia.
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The tsunami catastrophe in south Asia  has caused economic damage in excess of 10 billion euros ($13.6  billion), a risk research expert at Munich Re MUVGn.DE, the  world's largest reinsurer, was quoted as saying on Tuesday.
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European insurers face new costs and travel firms could lose business after tsunami waves killed more than 21,500 in Asia this weekend, but the financial impact is expected to be limited compared with other disasters this year.