Malaysia: Tsunami: 2004/12/26
GLIDE: TS-2004-000147-MYS
| Period | 2004/12/26 |
|---|---|
| Country or District | Malaysia |
| Event Type | Tsunami |
| Outline | At least 68 people were killed, 6 people are missing with hundreds injured in the aftermath of a tsunami triggered by the most powerful earthquake (9.0-magnitude) since 1964. |
| Summary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Human Impact | Physical Impact | Others |
| OCHA Situation Report No. 18 (2005/01/14) | ||
| Dead: 68 Missing: 6 Displaced: 8,000 |
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| CNN News 2004/01/03 | ||
| Dead 66 | ||
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BBC News (In depth: Asia Quake Disaster)
OCHA Situation Report No. 18 2005/01/14
Latest figures as of 14 January 2005
OCHA Situation Report No. 10 2005/01/03
Confirmed deaths have risen to 68, with 6 persons still reported missing. About 8,000 persons are being given temporary shelter in schools, most of them are women and children.
OCHA Situation Report No. 6 2004/12/29
Confirmed deaths have risen to 65, about 50 persons are reported missing and about 100 are hospitalised.
Reuters AlertNet 2004/12/27
Asia earthquake, tsunami death toll 23,263
OCHA Situation Report No. 4 2004/12/27
The scale and magnitude of the tsunamis in Malaysia are now confirmed to have been much less destructive than in neighbouring Asian countries. Current estimates are that 53 persons were killed, a further 34 are reported missing and scores more have suffered injuries.
news.com.au 2004/12/26
At least 41 people have been killed in Malaysia by a tsunami triggered by a huge earthquake.
WHO Situation Report No. 1 2004/12/26 (pdf file)
There are already reports of considerable numbers of deaths, Indonesia (2,200), Sri Lanka (3,225), Maldives (10), Thailand (257), Bangladesh(2), India (2,000), and Malaysia (28), and figures can be expected to rise in the coming days.
Berita Harian 2004/12/27
(Malay) There were serious damage in the provinces of Pulau Pinang, Perlis, Kedah, Perak dan Selangor.
The Star 2004/12/27
At least 53 people were killed, scores injured and 34 reported missing in several parts of Malaysia when tidal waves of up to five metres high hit the coastal regions as a result an earthquake in Sumatra.
New Straits Times 2004/12/27
Malaysia was not spared. At least 45 people were killed with hundreds injured and missing in the aftermath of a tsunami triggered by the most powerful earthquake since 1964.