First of all my condolences to all the people who have lost their loved ones in this devastating tragedy. I have been reading a lot about the TSUMANIS and watching it on the news aswell, losing 23,000 people in a matter of hours is just very sad, and the CNN estimated the loss to be close to USD 10 Billion.
DEATH TOLLS
SRI LANKA
Sri Lankan military authorities report more than 18,000 people killed. Tamil Tiger rebels report 2,000 dead in the territory they hold in the northeast of the country.
INDIA
At least 9,500 killed by waves that flooded the southern coast, official media report.
INDONESIA
News agencies report more than 4,730 killed, many of them in Aceh in northern Sumatra.
THAILAND
Thai authorities report at least 1,000 people dead.
MALDIVES
46 people are dead and more than 70 missing, according to Hassan Sobir, the Maldives high commissioner.