Killer tsunami: Toll rises to 24,000
In India, Tamil Nadu is one of the worst affected states where 3,000 people are reported dead. In Andaman & Nicobar Islands as well, 3,000 people have been killed.
In Pondicherry, 337 people have died and hundreds of fishermen are still missing. 97 casualties have been reported from Andhra Pradesh, while the toll in Kerala has touched 150.
Latest figures indicate that over 12,000 people were killed in Sri Lanka alone with over 80 lakh people rendered homeless.
In Indonesia too, the situation is grim. Nearly 5,000 people have been killed in the country, with the Aceh region in northern Indonesia being the worst-hit.
In Thailand nearly 840 people, including an Indian, were killed mostly in the holiday resort city of Phuket. Resort island Penang and the Patong beachside too bore the brunt of the killer waves.
In Pondicherry, 337 people have died and hundreds of fishermen are still missing. 97 casualties have been reported from Andhra Pradesh, while the toll in Kerala has touched 150.
Latest figures indicate that over 12,000 people were killed in Sri Lanka alone with over 80 lakh people rendered homeless.
In Indonesia too, the situation is grim. Nearly 5,000 people have been killed in the country, with the Aceh region in northern Indonesia being the worst-hit.
In Thailand nearly 840 people, including an Indian, were killed mostly in the holiday resort city of Phuket. Resort island Penang and the Patong beachside too bore the brunt of the killer waves.
posted by O.marian at 18:45
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