Tsunami kills more than 80,000
Wednesday, December 29, 2004 Posted: 1:29 PM EST (1829 GMT)
(CNN) -- Relief officials are working to assess the death tolls from Sunday's tsunami that killed thousands of people in at least 11 countries.
CNN has confirmed that the undersea earthquake off Sumatra and the giant waves it triggered killed 80,427 people, and that number is expected to rise.
Deaths by country:
Sri Lanka: 23,015 -- For information about local residents in Sri Lanka, call + 94 11 536 1938; for tourists the number is + 94 11 243 7061.
India: At least 10,000 -- To contact representatives from India, call + 91 11 2309 3054.(
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Indonesia: 45,268 (
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Thailand: 1,830 -- Thai emergency hotline + 66 2643 5262 and 2643 5000 (
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Myanmar: 90
Malaysia: 65
Maldives: 46 -- Government hotline + 44 20 7224 2149 (
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Tanzania: 10
Bangladesh: 2
Somalia: Kenyan media reports hundreds dead
Kenya: Kenyan media reports one death
Seychelles: Unconfirmed reports of deaths -- For information on travelers, call
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