473 foreigners were confirmed killed by tsunami in Thailand
29/12/2004 17:22
Thailand Wednesday said a total of 473 foreigners were confirmed killed by
deadly tsunamis at the nation's southern tourist resorts on Sunday. The
figure breaks down to Sweden with 54 victims, Germany with 49 and Britain with
43, according to a list issued by the Thai Interior Ministry's Department of
Disaster Prevention and Mitigation. There were 20 Americans listed dead and
13 Canadians. Thirty-six nationalities appeared on the list, from Australia
with 12 to Vietnam with a single death. However, the figure appeared sure to
rise further. Though 12 French victims were on the list, France's foreign
minister said earlier Wednesday that his government already knew of 19 French
tourists killed in Thailand. The list included 84 corpses identified as
tourists, but with no nationality. Thousands of tourists remain missing
throughout the southern resort areas around Phuket and other nearby islands.
Xinhua
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