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Updated: 2004-12-27 10:16

Asia Quake's Tsunamis Kill Nearly 11,800

Asia Quake's Tsunamis Kill Nearly 11,800


Fishing boats and cars are left damaged by a tsunami triggered by an earthquake in a fishing village in Malaysia's tourist island of Langkawi December 26, 2004. At least eight people were killed after a tsunami triggered by an earthquake also struck a popular beach in Malaysia's northern island of Penang on Sunday, officials said.(REUTERS)

Asia Quake's Tsunamis Kill Nearly 11,800

An aerial view of Marina beach after a tsunami triggered by an earthquake in the Indian Ocean hit the area in the southern Indian city of Madras December 26, 2004. At least 390 have been killed after a tsunami hit India's southern coast on Sunday, a federal cabinet minister and officials said.(Reuters)

 

Vocabulary:
 

tsunami: a huge destructive wave (especially one caused by an earthquake)(海啸)

aerial view : 鸟瞰图

 
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