Strong Quake, Tsunami Hit Southern Asia, 650 Killed
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A huge earthquake hit southern Asia on  Sunday, setting off a tsunami that drowned hundreds in Sri  Lanka and India, sent Indonesians rushing to high ground and  washed away bathers on the Thai tourist island of Phuket.
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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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At least 60 people have been killed after a strong earthquake rocked Aceh province in Indonesiaon Sunday morning, unleashing tidal waves, according to local online reports here.
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Legions of rescuers spread across Asia Monday after an earthquake of epic power struck deep beneath the Indian Ocean, unleashing 20-foot tidal waves that ravaged coasts across thousands of miles and killed at ...
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A huge earthquake rocked Southeast Asia on Sunday, setting off tsunami tidal waves that killed more than 150 people in Sri Lanka, sent residents rushing to high ground in Indonesia and washed into the Indian city of Chennai and the Thai tourist island of Phuket.
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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.
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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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An earthquake hit southern Asia Sunday, killing more than 10,000 people in massive tidal waves, the BBC reported.
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Description: One of the largest earthquakes in recent memory hit Southeast Asia Sunday morning, setting off tsunamis that killed thousands.
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The earthquake that shook southern  Asia on Sunday was one of the most powerful since the start of  the 20th century, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
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Colombo - The death toll from tsunamis unleashed by a massive earthquake off Indonesia on Sunday passed 4 050 with people reported killed in six countries in southern and southeastern Asia.
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A gargantuan earthquake centered off the west coast of Indonesia unleashed a series of tidal waves Sunday morning that crashed into coastal towns, fishing villages and tourist resorts from India and Sri Lanka to Thailand and Malaysia, killing at least 3,000 people and leaving many more missing.
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A huge earthquake hit southern Asia on Sunday, setting off a tsunami that drowned hundreds in Sri Lanka and India, sent Indonesians rushing to high ground and washed
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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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Over 14,400 people have been reported killed and tens of thousands left homeless following Sunday&#39;s powerful undersea earthquake that unleashed giant Tsunami waves across the coasts of South and South-East Asia.
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ISN SECURITY WATCH (27/12/04) - Some 14â000 people have been reportedly killed, many more missing and over a million displaced in south and southeast Asia after a powerful earthquake triggered off giant tidal waves or Tsunami slammed the coastal areas
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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.