The death toll from epic tidal waves that rocked 11 countries rose to 40,000 people today after Sri Lanka and Indonesia significantly increased their confirmed deaths.

The Indonesian megaquake may be history’s costliest natural disaster, the United Nations said.

THE streets of Banda Aceh are filled with overturned cars and the rotting corpses of adults and children.

The streets of Banda Aceh are filled with overturned cars and the rotting corpses of adults and children.