Quake and tsunami devastate south Asia
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crashed into Sri Lanka and India, drowning hundreds, and swamping tourist islands in Thailand and the Maldives. of Sri Lanka and India and along the southern Thai tourist island of
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka  - One of the most powerful  earthquakes in history hit southern Asia Sunday, unleashing a  tsunami on Sri Lanka and India and swamping tourist isles in  Thailand and the Maldives to kill more than 7,800 people.
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An earthquake hit southern Asia Sunday, killing more than 10,000 people in massive tidal waves, the BBC reported.
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The world&#39;s biggest earthquake in 40 years hit southern Asia on Sunday, unleashing a tsunami that crashed into Sri Lanka and India, drowning thousands and swamping tourist isles in Thailand and the Maldives.
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COLOMBO  - Over 8,300 people were killed and thousands more were missing after the most powerful earthquake for 40 years triggered giant tidal waves that slammed into coastal areas across Asia.
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Sri Lanka has been devastated, as surging waves from the Indian Ocean crashed into its eastern and southern coasts, and flooded vast areas Sunday morning.
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka  - One of the most powerful  earthquakes in history hit Asia Sunday, unleashing a tsunami  which devastated coastal areas of Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia  and tourist isles in Thailand, killing nearly 9,500 people.
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Readers report their experiences of the earthquakes and huge waves that have devastated parts of Asia.
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More than 10,000 people die across Asia in massive waves triggered by the largest earthquake in 40 years.
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All across Asia officials are counting the terrible toll from a powerful earthquake and tidal waves that have devastated the region.
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Witness accounts after huge waves triggered by an earthquake devastated Asia.
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A huge earthquake rocked Southeast Asia on Sunday, setting off tsunami tidal waves that killed more than 150 people in Sri Lanka, sent residents rushing to high ground in Indonesia and washed into the Indian city of Chennai and the Thai tourist island of Phuket.
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Two of nature's most powerful forces &#151; a monster earthquake and a massive tsunami &#151; teamed up in southern Asia to cause death, human misery and destruction on a scale rarely seen before.
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Readers report their experiences of the Indian Ocean tsunami that has devastated parts of Asia.
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One of the most powerful earthquakes in decades sent massive tsunami waves throughout the Indian Ocean, killing at least 15,000 in places ranging from Sri Lanka to Thailand.
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The huge wall of water devastated large parts of Asia - hitting millions of people, including around 10,000 British holidamakers. The death toll is still rising after the quake sparked mayhem in Sri Lanka, Indonesia, India, Malaysia and Thailand.
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Waves began pummeling southern Thailand about an hour after the earthquake Sunday. After 2Â½ hours, the torrents had traveled some 1,000 miles and slammed into India and Sri Lanka.