Most Powerful Quake in 40 Years Triggers Death and Destruction
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The most powerful earthquake in 40 years struck south Asia this morning, triggering tsunamis that smashed into villages, resorts and tourist isles, killing thousands and leaving hundreds missing.
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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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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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THE devastating tsunami on Sunday was triggered by the fifth-largest quake for a century and the biggest for 40 years, which caused giant waves that could be detected across the planet.
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A shock with a magnitude of 8.4 hit the region last night after over a dozen people were killed in earthquakes yesterday.
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A strong earthquake rocked parts of eastern Indonesia early Friday, killing six people, injuring 40 and damaging hundreds of buildings, seismologists and officials said.
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What may be the strongest earthquake in 40 years has struck off the Indonesian island of Sumatra, Sunday, 7 am local, sparking deadly tsunami waves that have impacted as far away as India.
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One of the world&#39;s most powerful earthquakes in years rocked northern Indonesia on Sunday and launched tidal waves that slammed shorelines across Asia, killing some 300 in Sri Lanka and almost 100 in Indonesia, officials said.
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka  - One of the most powerful  earthquakes in history hit southern Asia Sunday, unleashing a  tsunami on Sri Lanka and India and swamping tourist isles in  Thailand and the Maldives to kill more than 7,800 people.
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Surging waves triggered by a huge earthquake strike several Asian  countries, killing more than 500 people.
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The world&#39;s largest earthquake for 40 years has swept a tidal wave across the Indian Ocean killings thousands in Sri Lanka, India, Thailand and the Maldives.
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COLOMBO  - Over 8,300 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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An 8.9-magnitude earthquake, the fifth strongest in a century, struck the Indonesian island of Sumatra, unleashing giant tidal waves that killed hundreds of people across India and Southeast Asia.
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One of the planet&#39;s most powerful earthquakes in years has struck off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, killing hundreds of people in five countries countries.
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An extremely powerful earthquake rocked northern Indonesia Sunday, and radio reports said nine people were killed as some buildings collapsed and large waves flooded coastal areas.
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The worst earthquake in 40 years hits off the shores of Sumatra, Indonesia, spawning tsunamis that strike nine nations on the Indian Ocean.
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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