Officials: Tsunami Toll Could Rise Sharply
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With health officials warning that the death toll of more than 140,000 from last month's tsunami could jump sharply without a continual supply of aid, world leaders struggled Thursday to figure out the best way to help victims &#151; and to prevent such a catastrophe from happening again.
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The confirmed death toll in the massive earthquake and tidal waves that slammed Indian Ocean shorelines last weekend passed 125,000, amid warnings that it could jump much higher.
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - An army of aid workers  raced on Tuesday to supply food and water to millions of  tsunami victims and the United Nations warned a death toll of  150,000 would climb as more bodies are found and disease stalks  survivors.
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - The United Nations put  the latest death toll in Asia's tsunami at around 150,000 and  warned it could still soar as relief workers were confronted by  huge devastated areas without roads, bridges and airstrips.
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Even as relief efforts begin to provide food and clean water to millions of victims of Sunday&#39;s devastating tsunamis, relief officials are saying much more is needed to prevent an even greater loss of life.
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The initial toll from the devastation in southern Asian areas hit by tsunami waves this weekend is likely to be more human than economic, given the extreme poverty of many of the regions.
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Disease could double the death toll from the tsunami that hit the Indian Ocean region at the weekend, a top World Health Organization (WHO) official said on Tuesday.
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The death toll rose above 14,000 after an earthquake off the Indonesian island of Sumatra, the world&#39;s biggest in four decades, caused tsunami waves that devastated coastal towns from Thailand to India.
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Jakarta - The confirmed number of people killed in the massive earthquake and tidal waves that struck Indian Ocean shorelines at the weekend approached 59 000 on Wednesday, amid warnings the true toll could be far higher.
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As more and more bodies are being swept ashore, the death toll due to Sundayâs tsunami waves is rising fast along the south-eastern coast and the Andaman and Nicobar islands.
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Jakarta - The confirmed number of people killed in the massive earthquake and tidal waves that struck Indian Ocean shorelines at the weekend passed 60 000 on Wednesday, amid warnings the true toll could be far higher.
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CUDDALORE: Rescue workers pulled corpses from canals and water-logged fields in India on Tuesday, as the government warned the death toll of almost 9,400 from tsunami that lashed the country&#39;s south would rise further.
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COLOMBO A military spokesman raised the estimated number of deaths in Sri Lanka caused by devastating waves by more than 5,000 people on Monday, increasing estimates of the death toll from the regional catastrophe to more than 20,000 people.
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Public health officials warn survivors of Sunday&#39;s tsunami face a grave danger, death and disease caused by filthy drinking water.
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The death toll in tsunami-hit Thailand could rise beyond 2,000 after some 1,000 bodies were spotted on a popular beach north of Phuket, Deputy Interior Minister Sutham Saengpratoom said on Tuesday.
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Indonesia's Health Ministry declared Wednesday that more than 70,000 people previously listed as missing are dead, significantly raising its estimate for the death toll from last month's tsunami.
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Disease could double the death toll from the tsunami that hit the Indian Ocean region at the weekend, a top World Health Organisation (WHO) official said yesterday.