Sources of the Indonesian Health Ministry said Thursday death toll from Sunday's earthquake and tsunami had risen to 79,940 in its Aceh province, bringing the total number of people killed in the Indian Ocean tidal waves to at least 118,000.
Following are the figures reported from some tsunami-hit countries as of 1330 GMT:
Country Deaths
Indonesia 79,940
Sri Lanka 24,743
India 10,850
Thailand 2,394
Somalia 132
Myanmar 90
Malaysia 66
Maldives 75
Tanzania 10
Bangladesh: 2
Kenya 1
Among the victims, hundreds are foreign holidaymakers in the region, according to figures released by foreign ministries of countries with citizens killed in the disaster.
(Xinhua News Agency December 31, 2004)
