2004 Asian Tsunami, in Black & White
Tsunami Highlights
Toll mounts; world aid pours in
Source: NDTV. Image Source: AFP
New Delhi, Jan 4: The number of people killed in the tsunami disaster is still rising, with fears that over 1,50,000 have lost their lives.
 Governments and aid agencies continue to warn that the number could rise exponentially, as thousands more are still missing.
In Indonesia alone over 94,000 people have died.
As many as 42,000 people are feared dead in Sri Lanka, while in India the toll is 9479 dead, and over 5700 missing.
In Thailand, 5046 people were killed in the deadly tsunamis and earthquake that struck on December 26.
 Meanwhile, the United Nations has received a record $1.5 billion in one week after the devastating tsunamis and that too just in donations.
"This is what the UN generally gets in one year for humanitarian operations, it is an unprecedented amount," said Elisabeth Byrs, spokeswoman at the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
"We have never seen such a surge in aid."
The aid pledged to the United Nations did not include loans, such as those by the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank. It was also exclusive of material contributions such as medical supplies or direct bilateral aid to the countries concerned.
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