{"id":1034,"date":"2004-12-28T14:52:06","date_gmt":"2004-12-28T21:52:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.studioglyphic.com\/blog\/?p=1034"},"modified":"2004-12-28T14:52:06","modified_gmt":"2004-12-28T21:52:06","slug":"52000-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.studioglyphic.com\/blog\/2004\/12\/28\/52000-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"52,000 dead"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is five times the initial figures released Sunday. More than the population of Beverly Hills<\/a> and Malibu<\/a> combined.<\/p>\n

Guardian Unlimited: Tsunami Death Toll Climbs to 52,000<\/a><\/b>
\nBy ANDI DJATMIKO
\nAssociated Press Writer <\/p>\n

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) – Mourners in Sri Lanka used their bare hands to dig graves Tuesday while hungry islanders in Indonesia turned to looting in the aftermath of Asia’s devastating tsunamis. Thousands more bodies were found in Indonesia, dramatically increasing the death toll across 11 nations to more than 52,000. <\/p>\n

Indonesia’s Health Ministry said in a statement that more than 27,000 people were confirmed killed in parts of Sumatra island, the territory closest to the epicenter of Sunday’s earthquake, which sent a giant tsunami rolling across the Indian Ocean. <\/p>\n

But the ministry said it had not yet counted deaths along the inundated and shattered towns of Sumatra’s western coast, which soldiers and rescue workers were unable so far to reach – including the district of Meulaboh, where earlier the head of another agency estimated that 10,000 people were killed. <\/p>\n

When those regions are included in the ministry count, the death toll could rise dramatically yet again. <\/p>\n

TV footage from overflights of Meulaboh and other parts of the west coast showed thousands of homes underwater. Refugees fleeing the coast described surviving for days on little more than coconuts before reaching Banda Aceh, the capital of Aceh province on Sumatra’s northern tip, which itself was largely flattened by the quake. <\/p>\n

“The sea was full of bodies,” said Sukardi Kasdi, who reached the capital from his town of Surang.\n<\/p><\/div>\n

How to help<\/a>:<\/p>\n

American Jewish World Service <\/a><\/strong>
\n45 West 36th Street, 10th Floor
\nNew York, NY 10018
\n800-889-7146<\/p>\n

American Red Cross<\/a><\/strong>
\nInternational Response Fund
\nPO Box 37243
\nWashington, DC 20013
\n800-HELP NOW<\/p>\n

Catholic Relief Services<\/a><\/strong>
\nPO Box 17090
\nBaltimore, MD 21203-7090
\n800-736-3467<\/p>\n

Direct Relief International<\/a><\/strong>
\n27 South La Patera Lane
\nSanta Barbara, CA 93117
\n805-964-4767<\/p>\n

Doctors Without Borders\/Medecins Sans Frontieres<\/a><\/strong>
\nPO Box 2247
\nNew York, NY 10116-2247
\n888-392-0392<\/p>\n

International Medical Corps<\/a><\/strong>
\n11500 West Olympic Blvd., Suite 506
\nLos Angeles, CA 90064
\n800-481-4462<\/p>\n

International Orthodox Christian Charities<\/a><\/strong>
\nMiddle East Crisis Response
\nPO Box 630225
\nBaltimore, MD 21263-0225
\n877-803-4622<\/p>\n

Mercy Corps<\/a><\/strong>
\nPO Box 2669
\nPortland, OR 97208
\n800-852-2100<\/p>\n

Operation USA<\/a><\/strong>
\n8320 Melrose Avenue, Ste. 200
\nLos Angeles, CA 90069
\n800-678-7255<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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