Deadliest tsunamis in history list historic tolls and events
Asian tsunamis are described as the deadliest in modern history. The article traces figures from Krakatau in 1883 to the 2004 disaster, notes Japan’s long tsunami history, and cites major waves from Alaska 1946, 1964 Alaska, 1960 Chile, and other Pacific events with death tolls and effects on harbors, coastlines, and warning centers.
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Randolph E. Schmid
Washington
Indian Ocean
Krakatau
Sunda Strait
Java
Indonesia
Aegean Sea
Pacific
Santorini
B.C
Mediterranean
Crete
Spain
Portugal
North Africa
Aster
Unimak Island
Alaska
Aleutian Island
U.S. Coast Guard
Scotch Cap
Unimak
Hawaiian Islands
Hilo
Hawaii
Laupahoehoe Point
United States
Mindanao
Philippines
Moro Gulf
Vancouver Island
British Columbia
California
Chile
Pacific Ocean
Russia
Kamchatka Peninsula
Aid Pours In As Death Toll Rises In Sumatra
Cargo planes airlift aid to Banda Aceh and other devastated areas as the quake tsunami disaster pushes deaths past 76,000 across 12 nations. The UN and Red Cross warn the toll could exceed 100,000 amid disease fears and famine risks for millions homeless. Paramedics vaccinate survivors in southern India as Sri Lanka reports measles and diarrhea.
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Banda Aceh
Indonesia
Sumatra
International Red Cross
U.N. Health Agency
Sri Lanka
India
Raja Perera
St. Mary’s
Galle
Tsunami aid sparking debate over U S generosity
Egeland criticizes rich nations for stinginess during Christmas while Powell Bush officials defend aid effort. Natsios notes U S development aid rose to 24 billion in 2003, with Tsunami relief pushing past 1 billion. OECD measures show the U S at 0.14 percent of GNP in 2003.
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Colin Powell
Bush
Powell
U.S
White House
Trent Duffy
Crawford
Texas
Natsios
Clinton
United States
Organization For Economic Cooperation and Development
Japan
U.N
OECD
Norway
Paris
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