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Hundreds foreigners killed or missing in Asian Tsunamis
28/12/2004 14:52

Hundreds of foreigners were reportedly killed or missing in Sunday's tsunamis triggered by a strong earthquake in the Indian Ocean.
The earthquake, with a magnitude of 8.7 according to the China Seismological Bureau, hit at 6:58 am (0058 GMT) Sunday off the west coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. The death toll has risen to more than 25,000.
The following is a list of foreigners killed or reported missing so far in the disaster:
Argentina:
Two Argentineans were reported missing in Thailand, said Argentine ambassador to Thailand.
Australia:
Six Australians were confirmed dead in the tsunamis, said Australian Foreign Ministry spokesman Justin Lee, noting they were five Australian citizens and one permanent resident.
Austria:
Four Austrians were reported dead, and more than 20 were missing.
Belgium:
Two Belgian tourists died and 30 others missing, said the Belgian Foreign Ministry.
Britain:
12 Britons were killed and many other British were feared to be among the thousands dead, said the government officials.
Eight Britons were killed in Thailand, three died in Sri Lanka and one in the Maldives, the Foreign Office said, revising an earlier figure of 13 dead.
Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said the number of British deaths was likely to rise.
Canada:
Three were reported dead.
Chile:
Seven Chilean people were missing, said the Chilean Foreign Ministry.
China:
One people from Chinese Taiwan were reportedly killed.
Denmark:
At least three Danish people died and five others missing, said Danish travel agencies.
Finland:
One woman was confirmed dead, said the Finish Foreign Ministry.
France:
Six French people were killed and 16 others missing, said the government officials.
Germany:
Four German tourists were missing in Sri Lanka and they were very likely to have been dead, said travel agencies.
Italy:
At least 13 Italian people died and a hundred were missing, said Italian Foreign Ministry.
Japan:
Nine were reportedly killed.
Netherlands:
13 Dutch tourists were missing in Thailand, said the Netherlands Automobile Association.
New Zealand:
One were reportedly killed..
Norway:
13 Norwegians died, said the Norwegian Foreign Ministry.
Poland:
Four Polish people were missing and one had probably been killed, said the Polish Foreign Ministry.
Portugal:
Five Portuguese were missing, said the Portuguese Foreign Ministry.
Romania:
Two Romanian tourists were missing, said the travel agencies.
Russia:
Four Russian tourists were missing in Thailand, said Russia's Association of Tour Operators.
South Africa:
Two South African people were reportedly killed and two others were missing.
South Korea:
18 were reportedly missing.
Sweden:
Ten Swedish people died in Thailand, said the Swedish government.
Turkey:
13 Turkish people were missing, said the Turkish Foreign Ministry.
The United States:
At least eight US people were killed, said US Secretary of State Colin Powell.

 



 Xinhua