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Tsunami death toll in Indonesia rises to 115,229
17/1/2005 23:30

The Indonesian Ministry of Social Affairs said on Monday that the death toll in the Dec. 26 earthquake and tsunami disasters in Aceh and North Sumatra has reached 115,229.

The number of people who perished in the calamity in Krueng Mane has reached 117, in Bireun 594, in East Aceh 894, in North Aceh 2,386, in Banda Aceh 20,141, in Lhokseumawe 189, in Pidie 2,686, in Sabang 12, in Nagan Raya 1,338, in Aceh Jaya 19,661, in Calang 5,000, in Meulaboh 28,251, in Aceh Besar 17,564, in Simeulue eight, in Pulau Aceh 4,000, in South Aceh six, in West Aceh 11,982, in Southwest Aceh six, in Central Aceh 131, and in Gayo Luwes four.

The number of deaths in the tsunami in North Sumatra has reached 261, including 227 in Nias, eight in Pantai Cermin, one in Central Tapanuli, eight in Deli Serdang, four in Sergai, two in Madina and 11 at the Adam Malik hospital in Medan, the ministry's disaster control command center stated.

The Health Ministry meanwhile has recorded the death toll in the two provinces at only 96,000, the missing at 12,000, out-patients 3,461 and in-patients 1,201.

The number of refugees from the two provinces meanwhile has been recorded at 609,942. Some of the victims are still being treated at Jakarta hospitals.



 Xinhua