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
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