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| Dec.26 |
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9.0 Quake leaves 212,000 dead  People across Asia are flocking to morgues seeking lost loved ones after tsunamis swept across the Indian Ocean
A great undersea earthquake occurred at an epicenter off the west coast of Sumatra. The earthquake triggered tsunamis along the coasts of landmasses bordering the Indian Ocean, killing large people and inundating coastal communities. The tsunami devastated the shores of Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand with waves up to 30 m and caused serious damage and deaths as far as the east coast of Africa
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| Dec.28 |
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Quake prompts massive aid effort One of the world's largest relief efforts is under way to help the millions of victims of the quake | |
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Asia earthquake toll rising to 60,000 The relief teams reach outlying towns and more bodies wash up | |
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