8,600 now feared dead in Asian tragedy

More than 8,600 people are now reported dead around southern Asia, most killed by massive tidal waves that smashed coastlines around the region after a magnitude 8.9 earthquake in Indonesia on Sunday morning.

Sun, 26 Dec, 2004 - 15:45

This followed reports of a 7.3 magnitude jolt in India’s Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Indian Ocean.

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Courts Asia quake Place: southern Asia Place: Indonesia Place: India Place: Andaman and Nicobar islands Place: Indian Ocean Place: Sri Lanka Place: Aceh Place: Sumatra Place: Thailand Place: Malaysia Place: Bangladesh Place: Chittagong Place: Dhaka Place: Maldives

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