Tsunami toll hits 24,000 in Asia

(Reuters)
Updated: 2004-12-28 15:44

An Indian survivor walks past debris in Karamawadi village on the outskirts of Nagapattinam, 350 km (219 miles) south of the southern Indian city of Madras, December 27, 2004, after the area was hit by a tsunami on Sunday. The death toll in a tidal wave triggered by an earthquake that slammed into coasts from India to Indonesia topped 22,000 on Monday as rescuers scoured the sea for missing tourists and soldiers raced to recover bodies amid growing fears of disease. [Reuters]

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