Tsunami deaths mount to more than 120,000
{{date|January 1, 2005}}

Nearly a week after tsunami waves scoured the coasts of multiple countries in southern Asia, the confirmed death count is over 120,000. Indonesia reports it is no longer counting bodies, but merely struggling to deal with the aftermath and prevent a massive outbreak of [[Wikipedia:Typhoid fever|typhoid]].

== Local death tolls ==

Near the epicenter of the earthquakes and tsunami, Indonesia's Aceh province alone may have as many as 80,000 death. Entire villages are gone, with no evidence left of their prior existence. Still, other countries are continuing to report the numbers of dead as best they can:
* [[Wikipedia:Sri Lanka|Sri Lanka]] - approximately 28,500
* [[Wikipedia:India|India]] - more than 7,700
* More than 300 were killed in [[Wikipedia:Malaysia|Malaysia]], [[Wikipedia:Myanmar|Myanmar]], [[Wikipedia:Bangladesh|Bangladesh]], the [[Wikipedia:Maldives|Maldives]], [[Wikipedia:Somalia|Somalia]], [[Wikipedia:Tanzania|Tanzania]] and [[Wikipedia:Kenya|Kenya]].

As many as 10,500 foreign nationals are missing in the region, most of them tourists. [[Wikipedia:Sweden|Sweden]] has 17 confirmed dead, but more than 2,500 are still missing.

== Reports of death toll ==

* [[Wikipedia:Associated Press|AP]] - ''"confirmed death toll passed 121,000, and 5 million people were homeless."''
* [[Wikipedia:British Broadcasting Company|BBC]] - ''"at least 124,000 ... The UN says the toll is nearing 150,000 and may never be known."''
* NP&CP - ''"The death toll passed 150,000."''
* [[Wikipedia:United Nations|United Nations]] - ''"UN Emergency Relief Coordinator and Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Jan Egeland said the final death toll could climb beyond 150,000. About 1 million people are homeless and humanitarian agencies estimate that 5 million people need relief."''

== References ==

*{{source|url=http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&e=1&u=/ap/20050101/ap_on_re_as/tsunami |title=Aid Arrives in Asia; Deaths Pass 121,000 |author=Chris Brummitt, Associated Press Writer |pub=Yahoo! News/Associated Press |date=Jan. 1, 2005}}

*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4138763.stm|title= US pledges $350m in tsunami aid |author=BBC Staff |pub=BBC NEWS uk edition |date=1 January, 2005, 03:31 GMT }}

*{{source|url=http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=12952&Cr=tsunami&Cr1= |title=As pledges for tsunami victims top $1.1 billion, Annan says logistics is biggest challenge |author=UN News Staff |pub=UN News Centre |date=31 December 2004 }}

*{{source|url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4254051 |title=Indonesian Province in Ruins from Quake, Tsunami |author= NPR Melissa Block & Christian Science Monitor Tom McCawley |pub=All Things Considered, National Public Radio |date= December 31, 2004 }}

*{{source|url=http://www.canada.com/news/world/story.html?id=a9757abb-35af-4963-bc86-b0f5c18d4580 |title=Tsunami death toll tops 150,000; Canada joins U.S.-led aid coalition |author= Chris Brummitt, Canada Press |pub=National Post & Canada Press |date=December 31, 2004 }}

*{{source|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200501/s1275031.htm |title=Tsunami death toll nears 150,000 |author=ABC Staff |pub=ABC News Online |date=January 1, 2005. 12:32pm (AEDT) }}

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[[Category:Somalia]]
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Nearly a week after tsunami waves scoured the coasts of multiple countries in southern Asia, the confirmed death count is over 120,000. Indonesia reports it is no longer counting bodies, but merely struggling to deal with the aftermath and prevent a massive outbreak of typhoid.

As many as 10,500 foreign nationals are missing in the region, most of them tourists. Sweden has 17 confirmed dead, but more than 2,500 are still missing.

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