The death toll in the tsunami disaster soared past 100,000 today – and is set to climb higher.[...]
The UN said there were now strong grounds to believe that the toll in the Sumatran province of Aceh, the worst affected area, would be as high as 80,000. The number dead has now climbed in every country affected, including:
# Thailand: 1,700 confirmed dead, including 43 British tourists.
# Indonesia: more than 42,000 confirmed dead.
# India: nearly 7,000 dead, and many coastal areas including parts of Kerala still to be searched.
# Sri Lanka: 22,500 are confirmed dead and there are fears for hundreds of independent British travellers on the east coast.
It really is difficult to comprehend.
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