Tsunami death toll exceeds 55,000, disease could double toll
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The confirmed deaths in a mammoth Asian quake and tsunami soared above 55,000 on Wednesday as worst-hit Indonesia readied bulldozers to dig mass graves for corpses in a rush to ward off disease, which the UN health agency said
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Asia's tsunami death toll  soared above 125,000 on Friday as millions struggled to find  food and clean water and the world mobilized for what is  shaping up to be the biggest relief effort in history.
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka  - Rescuers scoured the sea for  missing tourists and fishermen in Asia Monday and fears of  disease grew as emergency services struggled with rotting  bodies from a devastating tsunami that killed more than 22,700  people.
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Rescuers scoured the sea for missing  tourists and fishermen in Asia Monday and fears of disease grew  as emergency services struggled with rotting bodies from a  devastating tsunami that killed more than 22,700 people.
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The death toll from the tsunami disaster doubled again today, soaring towards the 100,000 mark.
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The death toll from the epic tsunami that rocked 11 countries rose to 40,000 people today, and food and supplies poured into the region, part of what the UN said would be the biggest relief effort the world has ever seen.
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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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Indonesia raises the estimated number of dead in the December tsunami to more than 220,000.
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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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GALLE, Sri Lanka  - The number of people killed in  Asia's tsunami disaster soared past 175,000 Monday after Sri  Lanka raised its death toll, while Denmark warned of possible  terror attacks against aid workers in Indonesia
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The Red Cross says the death toll from one of the worst tsunamis in history could top 100,000, as more bodies are found from India to Indonesia.
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GALLE, Sri Lanka -- Bodies stacked up in hospitals and on beaches Monday, raising fears of disease in an arc of destruction left by a monster earthquake and tsunami that killed more than 22,500 people.
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The World Health Organization warned on Tuesday that disease in the aftermath of southern Asia&#39;s tsunami disaster could kill as many people as the deadly waves and earthquake have.
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The death toll from Sunday&#39;s quake-tsunami devastation rocketed to more than 120,000 on Thursday as workers uncovered more bodies from Indonesia&#39;s Sumatra island.
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EMMA ALBERICI: United Nations officials fear the death toll could double as outbreaks of disease unleash a second wave of tragedy.
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More people could be killed by disease after the Asian tsunami by the disaster itself, a health expert warns.
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BANDA ACEH (Indonesia): The death toll from Sundayâs tidal wave disaster climbed to more than 67,000 yesterday and experts warned that disease epidemics from rotting corpses, smashed sewers and contaminated water could double the figure.