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Death toll nears 159,000 JAKARTA,Wednesday (AFP) The death toll from last month's earthquake and tsunamis that devastated Indian Ocean coastlines rose to 158,860 Wednesday as Indonesia added another 1,261 to its list of fatalities. Indonesia, hardest-hit by the December 26 walls of water, has now reported 106,523 deaths, with 12,047 people missing, an increase of more than 2,000 from Tuesday, the social affairs ministry said. In Sri Lanka, the toll stands at 30,725 confirmed dead, the government said. The number of people reported missing jumped from 4,939 to 5,903, latest government figures showed. In neighbouring India, the official toll stood 10,151 with 5,628 still missing and feared dead. |
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