News Alerts Regarding Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami

Saturday, December 25, 2004, 9:26 PM PST COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) District official in Sri Lanka says 160 dead in tidal waves caused by massive earthquake in Indonesia. Saturday, December 25, 2004, 10:32 PM PST COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) Military spokesman says around 300 dead in Sri Lanka's tidal wave surge, and government official in Indonesia says at least 50 people dead following earthquake in that country. Saturday, December 25, 2004, 10:46 PM PST JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) Death toll reaches 94 in Indonesia's Aceh province after quake, flooding hits region, hospital and local officials say. Sunday, December 26, 2004, 12:26 AM PST NEW YORK (AP) The U.S. Geological Survey says the 8.9-magnitude earthquake in Indonesia is the largest in the world in 40 years. Sunday, December 26, 2004, 1:26 AM PST COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) Hospitals and police say 1,000 people have been killed in Sri Lanka's tidal waves. Sunday, December 26, 2004, 1:36 AM PST NEW DELHI (AP) India's home minister says about 1,000 people have been killed in three states hit by tidal waves. Sunday, December 26, 2004, 4:41 AM PST COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) The prime minister's secretary says Sri Lanka's death toll from tidal waves has exceeded 2,000. Sunday, December 26, 2004, 5:53 AM PST JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) The Health Ministry says more than 1,870 killed in Indonesia from massive earthquake and flooding. Sunday, December 26, 2004, 6:48 AM PST JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) Officials have reported new deaths in Sri Lanka and India, bringing the death toll from massive tidal waves to more than 7,000. Sunday, December 26, 2004, 8:17 PM PST COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) Death toll in Asia earthquake increases to at least 13,390 with new confirmed reports of casualites in Sri Lanka. Sunday, December 26, 2004, 11:11 PM PST COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) Death toll in Asia earthquake increases to nearly 14,000 with more confirmed deaths in Thailand and Indonesia. Monday, December 27, 2004, 2:09 AM PST COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) The death toll in Asia's earthquake has increased to nearly 20,000 as more than 5,000 additional deaths are confirmed in Sri Lanka. Monday, December 27, 2004, 9:35 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) Secretary of State Powell says eight Americans killed in earthquake. Tuesday, December 28, 2004, 3:17 AM PST COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) The death toll from tidal waves in Asia and Africa has topped 30,000 with the confirmation of about 3,700 more deaths in Sri Lanka. Tuesday, December 28, 2004, 3:28 AM PST LHOKSEUMAWE, Indonesia (AP) The death toll from tidal waves in Asia and Africa is nearing 40,000 as the Indonesian government confirms about 9,000 more deaths. Tuesday, December 28, 2004, 11:36 AM PST LHOKSEUMAWE, Indonesia (AP) The death toll in 11 nations from Sunday's quake and tsunami has surpassed 52,000 after Indonesia announced new figures. Wednesday, December 29, 2004, 3:21 AM PST MEULABOH, Indonesia (AP) A military official says that 75 percent of the west coast of Sumatra island was destroyed by this weekend's quake and tsunami. Wednesday, December 29, 2004, 5:32 AM PST BERLIN (AP) German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has called for a moratorium on debt repayment for for Indonesia and Somalia to help with tsunami relief. Wednesday, December 29, 2004, 6:42 AM PST CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) President Bush says that an international coalition has been formed to coordinate aid to Southern Asian countries ravaged by earthquake-spawned tsunamis. Wednesday, December 29, 2004, 6:50 AM PST JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) The death toll from 12 nations affected by this week's earthquake and tsunamis has surpassed 76,700 after Indonesia's Health Ministry announced new figures.