12-28-2004, 05:12 AM
<b>More than 12,000 people died in Sri Lanka,
nearly 5,000 in Indonesia,
and 4,000 in India. </b>
The International Red Cross, which reported <b>23,700</b>deaths, said it was concerned that diseases like malaria and cholera could add to the toll.
In this aerial view taken Monday, Dec. 27, 2004 shows the tsunami-stricken areas near the coastal outskirts of Banda Aceh, capital city of Indonesia's Aceh province are still waterlogged
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The death toll in a tsunami that slammed into coasts from India to Indonesia topped 21,000 on December 27, 2004 as rescuers scoured the sea for missing tourists and soldiers raced to recover bodies amid growing fears of disease. (Reuters Graphic)
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Toni Holzer, Petra Schmidt, Vinzenz Mihelak and Helmut Schmidt, from left to right, members of the Austrian Red Cross prepare to board a plane to Colombo, Sri Lanka, at Vienna Airport, Monday, Dec. 27, 2004. The death toll from tidal waves that struck nine Indian Ocean countries has risen to 23,700, the international Red Cross said Monday
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Sri Lankan armed force personel guard tsunami-destroyed area from looters in downtown Galle, southern Sri Lanka
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Indian tourists wait in a queue to get inside the Port Blair airport in Port Blair, capital of India's southeastern Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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Sri Lankan civilians stand in a line to buy rice a day after a tidal wave hit their home town of Galle in southern Sri Lanka, Monday, Dec. 27, 2004. The death toll from the massive tidal waves that struck Sri Lankas coastline leapt to more than 12,000 on Monday as thousands of soldiers and familieas kept up the search for bodies
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A Sri Lankan policeman stands next to a damaged house in downtown of Galle, Sri Lanka
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Wounded Japanese tourists arrive to identify a dead body at main hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka
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Sri Lankan civilians mill around damaged vehicles amongst debris left after a tidal wave hit the town of Galle early Sunday, in southern Sri Lanka
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Sri Lankan civilians make their way through heavy debris that was left littering the streets after a tidal wave struck the town of Galle early Sunday in southern Sri Lanka
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Members of Pakistan's test cricket team pay their respects to people killed by tsunamis around the Indian Ocean, during a moment of silence before the third day's play at the second test in Melbourne December 28, 2004.
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An Indian man sits atop the ruins of his house which was destroyed in a tsunami in Cuddalore, about 100 miles south of the southern Indian city of Madras
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nearly 5,000 in Indonesia,
and 4,000 in India. </b>
The International Red Cross, which reported <b>23,700</b>deaths, said it was concerned that diseases like malaria and cholera could add to the toll.
In this aerial view taken Monday, Dec. 27, 2004 shows the tsunami-stricken areas near the coastal outskirts of Banda Aceh, capital city of Indonesia's Aceh province are still waterlogged
<img src='http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20041227/capt.xint10112271700.indonesia_quake_tidal_wave_xint101.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image'>___________________________________
The death toll in a tsunami that slammed into coasts from India to Indonesia topped 21,000 on December 27, 2004 as rescuers scoured the sea for missing tourists and soldiers raced to recover bodies amid growing fears of disease. (Reuters Graphic)
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Toni Holzer, Petra Schmidt, Vinzenz Mihelak and Helmut Schmidt, from left to right, members of the Austrian Red Cross prepare to board a plane to Colombo, Sri Lanka, at Vienna Airport, Monday, Dec. 27, 2004. The death toll from tidal waves that struck nine Indian Ocean countries has risen to 23,700, the international Red Cross said Monday
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Sri Lankan armed force personel guard tsunami-destroyed area from looters in downtown Galle, southern Sri Lanka
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Indian tourists wait in a queue to get inside the Port Blair airport in Port Blair, capital of India's southeastern Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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Sri Lankan civilians stand in a line to buy rice a day after a tidal wave hit their home town of Galle in southern Sri Lanka, Monday, Dec. 27, 2004. The death toll from the massive tidal waves that struck Sri Lankas coastline leapt to more than 12,000 on Monday as thousands of soldiers and familieas kept up the search for bodies
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A Sri Lankan policeman stands next to a damaged house in downtown of Galle, Sri Lanka
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Wounded Japanese tourists arrive to identify a dead body at main hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka
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Sri Lankan civilians mill around damaged vehicles amongst debris left after a tidal wave hit the town of Galle early Sunday, in southern Sri Lanka
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Sri Lankan civilians make their way through heavy debris that was left littering the streets after a tidal wave struck the town of Galle early Sunday in southern Sri Lanka
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Members of Pakistan's test cricket team pay their respects to people killed by tsunamis around the Indian Ocean, during a moment of silence before the third day's play at the second test in Melbourne December 28, 2004.
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An Indian man sits atop the ruins of his house which was destroyed in a tsunami in Cuddalore, about 100 miles south of the southern Indian city of Madras
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