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The death toll from the earthquake, the tsunami and the resultant floods totals to over 150,000 people with tens of thousands reported missing, and over a million left homeless. Early news reports after the earthquake spoke of a toll only in the "hundreds", but the numbers rose steadily over the following week. Relief agencies report that one-third of the dead appear to be children. This is a result of the high proportion of children in the populations of many of the affected regions and the fact that children were the least able to resist being overcome by the surging waters. In addition to the large number of local residents, up to 9,000 foreign tourists (mostly Europeans) enjoying the peak holiday travel season were among the dead, especially Scandinavians. The European nation hardest hit may have been Sweden [32] (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4134345.stm). States of emergency were declared in Sri Lanka, Indonesia and the Maldives. The United Nations has declared that the current relief operation will be the costliest ever. UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has stated that reconstruction would probably take between five and ten years. Governments and NGOs fear the final death toll may double as a result of diseases, prompting a massive humanitarian response. Measured in lives lost, this is one of the ten worst earthquakes in history((http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/eqlists/eqsmosde.html)). It is also the single worst tsunami in history; the previous record was the 1703 tsunami at Awa, Japan that killed over 100,000 people ( (http://www.pbs.org/wnet/savageseas/neptune-side-tsunamis.html)). For purposes of establishing timelines of local events, the time zones of affected areas are: UTC+3: (Kenya, Madagascar, Somalia, Tanzania); UTC+4: (Mauritius, Réunion, Seychelles); UTC+5: (Maldives); UTC+5:30: (India); UTC+6: (Bangladesh, Sri Lanka); UTC+6:30: (Cocos Islands, Myanmar); UTC+7: (Indonesia (western), Thailand); UTC+8: (Malaysia, Singapore). Since the quake occurred at 00:58:53 UTC, add the above offsets to find the local time of the quake. A list of times can be found at a USGS site (http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/bulletin/neic_slav_tz.html). Country where deaths occurred. Deaths Injured Missing Displaced Confirmed Estimated

Indonesia 113,306 (Visit the following sites to asses deaths in Indonesia) (http://www.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf/UNID/D39A0A882D6A7E9985256F82006A1158?OpenDocument) (http://www.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf/UNID/D39A0A882D6A7E9985256F82006A1158?OpenDocument) (http://www.channelnewsasia.com/killerwaves) (http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/world/10629244.htm?1c) (http://www.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf/UNID/D39A0A882D6A7E9985256F82006A1158?OpenDocument)

Sri Lanka 30,718 (Visit the following sites for more information on Tsunami in Sri Lanka ) (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story) (http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/12/29/asia.quake/index.html) (http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/12/29/asia.quake/index.html) (http://www.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf/UNID/D39A0A882D6A7E9985256F82006A1158?OpenDocument)

India 10151 (Visit the following sites to asses deaths in India due to Tsunami) (http://www.ndmindia.nic.in/Tsunami2004/sitrep28.htm) (http://www.ndmindia.nic.in/Tsunami2004/sitrep28.htm) (http://www.ndmindia.nic.in/Tsunami2004/sitrep28.htm) (http://www.ndmindia.nic.in/Tsunami2004/sitrep28.htm)

Thailand 5,305 (Visit the following sites to asses deaths in Thailand) (http://www.channelnewsasia.com/killerwaves) (http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200501/s1275176.htm) (http://www.disaster.go.th/news01/12_47/news_after_shock_34.pdf) (http://www.disaster.go.th/news01/12_47/news_after_shock_34.pdf)

Somalia 150+ (Visit the following to asses deaths in Somalia) (http://www.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf/UNID/D39A0A882D6A7E9985256F82006A1158?OpenDocument) (http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/125915/1/.html) (http://www.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf/UNID/D39A0A882D6A7E9985256F82006A1158?OpenDocument)

Myanmar (Burma) 59 (Visit the following sites for more information on Tsunami in Myanmar) (http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/126491/1/.html) (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4145489.stm) (http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en) (http://www.irrawaddy.org/aviewer.asp?a=4248) (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4145489.stm) (http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/126491/1/.html)

Malaysia 68 (Visit the following sites to asses deaths in Malaysia) (http://www.irrawaddy.org/default.asp) (http://www.channelnewsasia.com/killerwaves) (http://www.channelnewsasia.com/killerwaves)

Maldives 82 (Visit the following sites to asses deaths in Maldives) (http://www.tsunamimaldives.mv/?action=situationAssesment) (http://www.tsunamimaldives.mv/?action=situationAssesment) (http://www.presidencymaldives.gov.mv/v3/pages/media_release_01012005.phtml) (http://www.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf/UNID/D39A0A882D6A7E9985256F82006A1158?OpenDocument)

Seychelles 1 (Visit the following sites to asses deaths in Seychelles) (http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/fromthefield/110518441524.htm) (http://www.irrawaddy.org/default.asp)

Tanzania 10 (Visit the following sites to asses deaths in Tanzania) (http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200501/s1275702.htm) (http://www.guardian.co.uk/tsunami/story)

Bangladesh 2 (Visit the following site to asses deaths in Bangladesh) (http://www.channelnewsasia.com/killerwaves)

Kenya 1 (Visit the following sites to asses deaths in Kenya) (http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page)

Madagascar 1,000+ (Visit the following site to asses deaths in Madagascar) (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4129639.stm) Total 159,863+ 178,000+ 125,000 164,479+ 1.5 million

Note: All figures are approximate and subject to constant change. Details are available on the country links. 1 Includes approximately 19,000 missing people declared by Tamil Tiger authorities from regions under their control. (http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/COL141794.htm). 2 Data includes at least 2,464 foreigners. 3 Data from http://en.wikipedia.org 3.1Countries affected

Main article: Countries affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake The earthquake and resulting tsunami affected a large number of countries in Southeast Asia and beyond, including Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, the Maldives, Somalia, Myanmar, Malaysia and others. Many other countries, especially in Europe, had large numbers of citizens travelling in the region on holiday. 3.2Casualties in historical context

The earthquake was the fourth most powerful recorded since 1900, and the confirmed death toll so far is 150,000, in large part due to the ensuing tsunami. The deadliest earthquakes since 1900 were the Tangshan, China earthquake of 1976, in which at least 255,000 were killed, the earthquake of 1927 in Xining, Qinghai, China (200,000), the Great Kanto earthquake which struck Tokyo in 1923 (143,000), and the Gansu, China earthquake of 1920 (200,000). The deadliest known earthquake in history occurred in 1556 in Shaanxi, China, with an estimated death toll of 830,000, though figures from this time period may not be reliable ( (http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/eqlists/eqsmajr.html)). The 2004 tsunami is the deadliest in recorded history. Prior to 2004, the deadliest recorded tsunami was the result of an earthquake near Awa, Japan in 1703 that killed 100,000. In 1782, 40,000 people were killed by a tsunami in the South China Sea, and the tsunami created by the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa is thought to have resulted in 36,000 deaths. The most deadly tsunami between 1900 and 2004 occurred in Messina, Italy on the Mediterranean Sea where the earthquake and tsunami killed 70,000 in 1908. The most deadly tsunami in the Atlantic Ocean resulted from the 1755 Lisbon earthquake that, combined with the toll from the actual earthquake and resulting fires, killed over 100,000. The 2004 earthquake and tsunami seem to be the worst natural disaster since the 1970 Bhola cyclone (Bangladesh), estimated to have killed 500,000. Courtesy ;- http://www.en.wikipedia.com

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