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| Jan.19 |
Indonesia |
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Tsunami deaths soar past 212,000| The December 26 earthquake and tsunami killed 166,320 people in Indonesia. 6,245 people were still missing | | |
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| Dec.28 |
Indonesia |
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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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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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Tsunami toll rises above 33,000| The international community scrambles to help the region cope with the disaster | |
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| Dec.26 |
Sri Lanka |
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Asia quake death toll tops 4,700| Massive tsunamis triggered by the largest earthquake wiped out coastal areas across Southeast Asia | |
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9.0 Quake leaves 212,000 dead Map of http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/75/Neic_slav_fig72.gif/306px-Neic_slav_fig72.gif 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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Storm kills 1000
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| Nov.1 |
Thailand |
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Breakthrough for Sri Lanka peace hopes The government and Tamil rebels have agreed on a joint committee to develop areas ravaged by conflict
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| Sep.18 |
Thailand |
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Breakthrough for Sri Lankan peace Government and Tamil Tiger rebels commit to establish a task force to work on humanitarian and reconstruction issues
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| Sep.17 |
Thailand |
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Progress at Sri Lanka peace talks Agreement between the government and the Tamil Tiger rebels was reached in several areas, particularly on economic issues
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| Sep.16 |
Thailand |
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Talks between Sri Lanka and Tamil rebels The two sides meeting for the first direct talks in 7 years
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100 feared dead in rail tragedy
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| Mar.28 |
Sri Lanka |
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Direct talks in conflict Thailand will be the venue for historic face-to-face talks between the government and Tamil Tiger rebels
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