Death toll near 70.000
The disaster has left more than 32,000 dead in Indonesia. Emergency workers who reached the northern tip of Sumatra, closest to the quake epicentre, found 3,400 bodies in a single town, Meulaboh.
On the south coast of Sri Lanka, which has reported 22,000 dead and around 1.5 million homeless, observers said there was still no sign of government aid where whole fishing villages had been wiped out.
Thailand
While the official death toll stood at 1,657, police said that more than 1,500 bodies had been found in one district alone - the home to the hardest-hit Khao Lak resort area - and that the total death toll there could reach 3,000. The government said 4,086 Thais and foreigners were missing. This included around 1,500 Swedes, 200 Finns, 200 Danes and hundreds of Norwegians, according to reports from Scandinavian capitals.
India
An estimated 7,000 people have been confirmed or presumed killed in the Andaman and Nicobar islands. By Guardian Unlimited.
On the south coast of Sri Lanka, which has reported 22,000 dead and around 1.5 million homeless, observers said there was still no sign of government aid where whole fishing villages had been wiped out.
Thailand
While the official death toll stood at 1,657, police said that more than 1,500 bodies had been found in one district alone - the home to the hardest-hit Khao Lak resort area - and that the total death toll there could reach 3,000. The government said 4,086 Thais and foreigners were missing. This included around 1,500 Swedes, 200 Finns, 200 Danes and hundreds of Norwegians, according to reports from Scandinavian capitals.
India
An estimated 7,000 people have been confirmed or presumed killed in the Andaman and Nicobar islands. By Guardian Unlimited.
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