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A brief description of the countries most affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and resulting tsunamis is below (in alphabetical order) – for detailed information about each country see their individual articles. The description of nations with a smaller number of casualties, as well as the account of nations that have lost citizens who were travelling abroad, are listed at the bottom.

Impact on India:

The tsunami toll has risen to 15,493 dead or feared dead, according to the table of casualties on the Home Ministry website http://www.ndmindia.nic.in/Tsunami2004/sitrep20.htm . 9,575 casualties have been confirmed so far, most of them in the state of Tamil Nadu. There are still 5,918 people missing, nearly all of them in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The estimated number of casualties in India is 16,000, split roughly equally between the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the Indian mainland.

Impact on Indonesia:

Indonesia's Ministry of Health confirmed about 94,000 dead [1] http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/02/asia.quake , mainly in the northern province Aceh of the island Sumatra, and have not finished counting. In addition, the Indonesian ambassador to Malaysia said that up to 400,000 may be dead in villages that "show no signs of life", though the accuracy of this claim is unknown [2] http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2004/12/31/nation/9784484&sec=nation [3] http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v3/news_lite.php?id=111574 .

Impact on Malaysia:

Despite its proximity to the incident, Malaysia escaped the kind of damage that struck countries thousands of miles further away. The number of deaths currently stands at 68 with 52 in Penang, 12 in Kedah, 3 in Perak and 1 in Selangor.

Impact on the Maldives:

In the Maldives, 76 were killed and 32 reported missing, with both figures expected to rise as communication links are restored.

Impact on Myanmar:

Independent media reports 90 people killed in Myanmar due to the tsunami; witnesses in Myanmar estimate up to 600 deaths.

Impact on Somalia:

Villages and coastal communities in Somalia, as far as 4,500 km (2,800 mi) from the epicentre of the earthquake, were swept away and destroyed by the huge waves. One hundred seventy-six people were confirmed dead and more than 50,000 have been displaced.

Impact on Sri Lanka:

Sri Lankan authorities and the Tamil Tigers together report 48,677 confirmed deaths, mostly children and the elderly [4] http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/COL141794.htm . The south and east coasts were worst hit. One and a half million people have been displaced from their homes.

Impact on Thailand:

The Thai government reports 5,246 confirmed deaths, 8,457 injuries and 4,499 missing [5] http://www.disaster.go.th/news01/12_47/news_after_shock_34.pdf .

Countries directly affected

Australia	Tremors felt along the north-western coast, some minor flooding. Seas off Western Australia reportedly surged between Geraldton, 425 km north of Perth, where several boats were ripped from their moorings, and Busselton, 325 km south of Perth, where a father and son in a boat were washed out to sea, but were later rescued. No direct casualties have been reported within Australia. Despite early worries about Cocos (Keeling) Islands, no casualties were reported. People swimming at Christmas Island were sucked 150m out to sea, but were safely carried back to shore after a pause.
Bangladesh	Two children killed after a tourist boat capsized in surging waves.
Kenya	Waves struck Kenya causing some minor damage. One person reported drowned at Watamu, near Mombasa ([6] http://allafrica.com/stories/200412290006.html ).
Madagascar	Flooding in low-lying coastal districts. No reported casualties. Waves reported variously as being between 1.6 and 10 metres in height swept through southeastern coastal areas near the towns of Manakara, Sambava and Vohemar — over 1,000 reported homeless. Problems are being exacerbated by the approach of Cyclone Chambo.
Mauritius	Struck by wave, no reports on casualties, a village in the north of the island completely submerged.
Oman	Waves hit coastline but no casualties.
Réunion (French DOM)	Over 200 boats sunk; damage to port infrastructure estimated at over €500,000, according to the Chamber of Commerce.
Seychelles	Three killed, seven people missing. Major bridge in Port Victoria destroyed
Singapore	Tremors felt by residents in high-rise apartment blocks in the south of the city-state.
South Africa	Two reported dead. Ocean level variance two to three meters outside normal reported in KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape. One dead at Blue Horizon Bay near Port Elizabeth. One boy dead after swimming in the Quinera River at Gonubie . [7] http://www.capetimes.co.za/index.php?fSectionId=271&fArticleId=2357542
Tanzania	Ten killed, unknown number of people missing. Oil tanker temporarily run aground in Dar es Salaam harbour, damaging oil pipeline.

Detection of the tsunami outside of the Indian Ocean

American Samoa	Tsunami energy that passed into the Pacific Ocean caused wave fluctuations of 13 cm from crest to trough at Pago Pago.
Antarctica	Wave fluctuations of 73cm due to the tsunami were detected at Showa Station (Shōwa Kichi), 8900 km (5500 miles) from the epicenter.
Chile	Tsunami energy that passed into the Pacific Ocean caused wave fluctuations of 19 cm from crest to trough at Iquique.
Fiji	Tsunami energy that passed into the Pacific Ocean caused wave fluctuations of 11 cm at Suva.
Russia	Tsunami energy that passed into the Pacific Ocean caused wave fluctuations of 29 cm at Pacific Ocean coast of Russia Far East.
Mexico	Tsunami energy that passed into the Pacific Ocean caused wave fluctuations of 2.6 meters at Manzanillo, Colima, due to focusing of tsunami energy from the Pacific plate rise and local terrain.
New Zealand	Tsunami energy that passed into the Pacific Ocean caused wave fluctuations of 65 cm at Jackson Bay and 50 cm at Waitangi on Chatham Island.
Peru	Tsunami energy that passed into the Pacific Ocean caused wave fluctuations of 50 cm from crest to trough at Callao.
United States	Tsunami energy that passed into the Pacific Ocean caused wave fluctuations of 22 cm at San Diego, California, and 6 cm at Hilo, Hawaii.
Vanuatu	Tsunami energy that passed into the Pacific Ocean caused wave fluctuations of 18 cm at Port Vila.

It is reported that in Maoming , Guangdong, China, underground waterways and wells were filled with lots of unusually big catfish (塘虱) on December 28. Half an hour after the earthquake, waves as high as 20cm occurred at fish ponds and wells in Maoming and Meizhou when there was no wind. (HKET, Maoming Daily)

Equipments at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil has dectected uncommon tidal pattern after the earthquake.

Countries that lost citizens who were traveling abroad

Below is a list of countries, mostly from outside the Indian Ocean region, who have reported dead or missing nationals as result of the disaster. Those trying to find family members or friends can use websites set up for this purpose, many of which are listed at the bottom of this page.

A - J

Argentina	Eleven missing in Thailand, five in Indonesia, and two in India, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Australia	The Department of Foreign Affairs believes that there were upwards of 9,000 Australians in the affected countries at the time of the earthquake. About 560 are still unaccounted for. [8] http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200501/s1276856.htm Twelve Australians are confirmed as having been killed, but four other bodies have been identified by family members. Confirmation of identity is still awaited. Foreign Minister Alexander Downer and Australian Federal Police Commissioner Mick Keelty have warned that the death toll among Australian tourists will certainly rise, and the Australian media is speculating that several hundred Australians may have died. The Australian Ambassador-Designate to Thailand, Bill Paterson said on 1 January that in Thailand alone there were "in the order of 100 people for whom we have grave concerns." On 5 January the Foreign Affairs Department revised this figure down to 72. [9] http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200501/s1276856.htm A well-known footballer, Troy Broadbridge of the Melbourne Football Club, is among those identified as dead in Thailand. On 3 January his father Wayne identified his body. [10] http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200501/s1275893.htm Prime Minister John Howard has urged Australians not to travel to the affected areas in search of family members.
Austria	Ten Austrians confirmed killed in Thailand and Sri Lanka (as of Jan 5th, 2005). Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik has warned that the death toll may rise to over 150 casualties. Most injured Austrian tourists have already been transferred back to Austria (about 1,500), 591 Austrians have been reported missing in the region (as of Jan 5th, 2005).
Belgium	Three Belgian tourists were confirmed killed in Phuket, and three in Khao Lak (both in Thailand). Over 350 other Belgians in the area have not been localized yet, 73 of them are presumed dead.
Brazil	The Brazilian diplomat Lys Amayo de Benedek D'Avola and her 10-year old son died in Phi Phi, Thailand. 99 others are still missing.
Canada	Five Canadians have been confirmed dead, including one in Sri Lanka and two in Phuket. Another dozen have been confirmed injured. Another two Canadians have been reported missing in Phuket. In Maldives there are 11 Canadians that could not be contacted; also in the Maldives, 45 Canadian pilots are safe and sound.
Chile	Two dead. One of them turned to Swedish citizenship.
China, PR (mainland)	Three confirmed dead, eight injured in Thailand and 40 missing. Action movie star Jet Li, on holiday with his family in the Maldives, suffered a minor foot injury while guiding his daughter to safety.
Colombia	An eighteen month-old baby was reported dead in Thailand; her two parents and brother have been confirmed injured, according to the Consul of Colombia in Jakarta.
Croatia	3-year old girl from Croatia died in Thailand. 1 is still missing.
Czech Republic	One confirmed death (young woman in Thailand); it is believed that 6 Czechs may have died. Five were confirmed injured in Thailand, including the supermodel Petra Nemcova; another 33 of over 1,000 Czechs in the region remain out of reach. Nemcova's British boyfriend is also missing.
Denmark	Seven dead and 57 have been listed as missing. Of the dead, six died in Thailand and one Danish resident of Sri Lanka died there. The list of missing persons can be viewed here [11] http://www.asien.politi.dk .
Estonia	3 missing in Thailand. At least one person is hospitalised in Malaysia.
Finland	Finnish government has confirmed 5 deaths, but according to other sources there are at least 16 casualties. 177 are still missing. Survivors include the former finance minister Sauli Niinistö, while musician Aki Sirkesalo with his family are missing. There were around 3,000 Finns travelling on the affected areas.
France	At least 22 killed and 189 injured. At least 90 French nationals are missing.
Germany	Approximately 10,000 German tourists were in the region. 60 are confirmed dead and more than 1,000 are still missing. Most of them are likely to be dead [12] http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/0,1518,335226,00.html . Former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, on vacation in Sri Lanka, was rescued from the roof of his flooded hotel by military helicopter.
Greece	One person lightly injured in Phuket, Thailand, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Approximately 300 Greek tourists are estimated to be in Phuket.
Hong Kong (China, PR)	Two residents were confirmed dead with six more believed to be dead in Thailand (CRHK). Officials said 70 locatable Hong Kong residents with detailed information are missing with 33 reportedly in Thailand, 2 reportedly in Malaysia, 10 reportedly in Sri Lanka, 0 reportedly in Maldives, 2 reportedly in Indonesia and 25 in other locations. The Immigration Department is still processing 549 remaining reports of missing citizens with incomplete information. According to major local media RTHK, TVB, SCMP, some 400 are still missing. The Hong Kong SAR government has set up a web page containing information of some unlocated people on January 1 2005 (English: [13] http://www.info.gov.hk/info/tsunamis/eng/person.htm , Chinese: [14] http://www.info.gov.hk/info/tsunamis/b5/person.htm ). For more information about Hong Kong relief efforts and personal stories, see Impact of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake on Hong Kong.
Hungary	Eight Hungarians were injured in Phuket, Thailand, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Ireland	One person confirmed dead and twenty Irish people are still missing. (Irish Independent 5/1/05)
Israel	Four Israelis were killed, fears mount for three Israelis missing from Thai resorts of Phuket and Koh Phi Phi. [15] http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/521787.html
Italy	At least 20 killed, of which at least eight in Phuket and Phi Phi (Thailand) and two in Sri Lanka. 338 people missing, 311 in Thailand, 24 in Sri Lanka. ([16] http://www.repubblica.it/2005/a/sezioni/esteri/sri9/finiviaggio/finiviaggio.html ). About 10,000/12,000 Italian citizens were in the region (either tourists or resident abroad), according to the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Japan	At least fifteen confirmed bodies of Japanese and up to 700 missing. Amongst the missing are Sadayuki Yoshino, the First Secretary at the Japanese Embassy in Bangkok, and his son who were vacationing together at Phuket, Thailand.

K - R

Luxembourg	There are 2 people reported missing by the Luxembourgish government, which were in Phuket. Approximately 400 people were in the affected region according to the official government website http://www.gouvernement.lu/dossiers/viepol/razmaree .
Macau	Two deaths and three missing. news.tom.com http://news.tom.com/1988/20041229-1701738.html
Malaysia	Six deaths in southern Thailand.
Netherlands	According to the Dutch goverment there are seven confirmed dead, six in Thailand and one in Sri Lanka. Thirty people are missing, mostly from Phuket and the Phi Phi Islands. The status of an additional 150 people is still unknown. Source: nu.nl http://www.nu.nl/news.jsp?n=463002&c=29 (in Dutch).
New Zealand	The Foreign Affairs Ministry has confirmed three New Zealand deaths: a woman in Phuket, Thailand, a middle-aged man in Krabi, Thailand and an elderly woman in Sri Lanka. Eight New Zealanders are reported to still be in hospital in Thailand, and one in Chennai, India. Of 1010 New Zealanders known to be in the affected countries, 106 are not yet accounted for. Of those known to have been in the Thai beach resorts, seven are still missing. Approximately four are missing in Sri Lanka, four in India and one in the Andaman Islands. [17] http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=1&ObjectID=9005472l .
Norway	Norwegian authorities recognize 13 people as confirmed dead. The list of persons that are missing, made public by the Norwegian police, is currently consisting of 77 names [18] http://saknet.kripos.no . For more information about Norwegian relief efforts and personal stories, see Impact of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake on Norway.
Philippines	Eight people reported dead, several injured, in Phuket, Thailand.
Poland	According to Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs four Polish tourists are believed dead and at least 43 people are missing (28 in Thailand, 15 in Sri Lanka). Three people are hospitalised in Phuket and Krabi. The number of Polish tourists in the affected areas is estimated to be around 2,000.
Portugal	According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a total of 230 Portuguese were thought to be in the region. From those, 8 are reported to be missing. 1 national still remains hospitalized in Thailand. The other 2 that were initially hospitalized were released and returned to Paris, where they live.
Romania	Two Romanian tourists were earlier reported missing in Phuket, Thailand, but they have been found safe. Over 20 Romanian tourists are estimated to be in the affected region, but according to Cristian Gaginschi, representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, there are no indications that any Romanian has been affected by the earthquake.
Russia	At least 10 are dead at Phuket, Thailand, and as many as 36 may be missing, according to the Russian Embassy. About 800 Russian tourists were at Phuket alone. Around 250 Russian tourists were in Sri Lanka, of which all are safe.

S - Z

Singapore	The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reported at least 9 are dead: 1 in Sri Lanka, 1 in India, 2 in Indonesia, 5 in Thailand. 13 others are still missing in Thailand. 81 remain uncontactable. [19] http://app.sprinter.gov.sg/data/pr/2005010292.htm .
South Africa	The Department of Foreign Affairs reported that 2,034 South Africans were in South East Asia at the time of the disaster. Nine persons are now confirmed to have died in Thailand, with at least 7 others still missing and presumed dead. More than 880 South Africans are still unaccounted for. [20] http://www.iol.co.za [21] http://www.news24.com .
South Korea	The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported twelve dead and eight missing. Six of the missing were thought to have been in Thailand and two in Indonesia. 276 others who were reported to have been in the disaster-hit areas remain unaccounted for.
Spain	According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as of December 30 11 tourists are missing, in the island of Javelock , Andaman Islands and in Phuket resort. No deaths reported to the moment.
Sweden	According to the Ministry of foreign affairs there are 52 confirmed deaths so far, all in Thailand, except one in Sri Lanka. On January 4 1,903 (702 of these are confirmed, regarding the rest of the missing there is a lack of information) nationals are still missing in the region. This will probably turn out to be the greatest national tragedy in Swedish history, with the final casualty figure likely exceeding 1,000 and thus eclipsing the Estonia disaster of 1994. Additionally Kristian Walker, a 12-year-old survivor, is now reported missing, possibly snatched by child traffickers.
Switzerland	Over 2,200 Swiss nationals are estimated to have been in the affected area at the time of disaster. As of January 3, 23 whose bodies could be identified had been confirmed as deceased by the Department of Foreign Affairs, and many more injured. Of the nearly 500 still missing, several hundred must be considered dead, declared the President of State on January 4.
Republic of China (Taiwan)	Three confirmed dead, several missing and many injured. Thirty-five fishing boats from Taiwan in Phuket, Thailand, were beached and damaged; sailors suffered minor injuries.
Turkey	According to Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, there's 1 dead in Thailand, fourty-four Turks are missing in the hit areas; 27 in Thailand, 3 in India, 1 in Malaysia, 3 in Sri Lanka, 1 in Myanmar, 2 in Maldives, 7 in Indonesia. A plane, which was sent to Maldives by Turkish government to gather all the Turks in the region, returns with only 13 survivors and AKUT , a well-known Turkish search and rescue organisation that was taken there by the plane. Turkish GSM operator Turkcell http://turkcell.com.tr announced that signals from 2,500 of its subscribers were received in the area, meaning at least 2,500 Turks were present when the disaster occurred. [22] http://ntvmsnbc.com.tr/news/303025.asp
United Kingdom	Over 10,000 British holidaymakers are estimated to have been in the region. 49 have been confirmed as dead by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Pag e&cid=1022686957237 - of them, 36 in Thailand, ten in Sri Lanka and three in the Maldives; another 391 remain unaccounted for [23] http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4153741.stm . Richard Attenborough's 14-year-old granddaughter Lucy Holland is among the dead; her sister Alice (17) is being treated in a hospital; two other family members are missing. Fashion photographer Simon Atlee is missing; he was on holiday with his girlfriend Czech supermodel Petra Nemcova, who survived.
United States	The U.S. State Department reports 36 dead (including a well-known fashion photographer, Fernando Bengoechea); out of them, eight died in Sri Lanka and 28 in Thailand. The State Department was working through a list of 3,000 unaccounted for as of January 5. It is understood that the key U.S./U.K. military installation at the Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia was unaffected by the disaster.[24] http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200412/s1273118.htm

External links

• CNN: Count of foreigners among tsunami dead http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/12/30/tsunami.foreign.deaths/index.html
• CNN: Celebrities affected by the quake and tsunamis http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/12/28/quake.celebrities.ap/index.html
• CNN: Emergency hotline numbers http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/12/28/helpline.numbers/

Links to search for missing people

• BBC News - Asia Quake: Trace the Missing http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/talking_point/4130565.stm
• CNN - Tsunami Tragedy: Your Appeals http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/12/28/email.appeals/
• ICRC - Family Links: Bay of Bengal Earthquake and Tsunamis http://www.familylinks.icrc.org/home.nsf/home/webfamilylinks uses Red Cross and Red Crescent tracing services
• Missing People http://missing.antalys.net/
• Tsunami Missing People http://tsunamimissing.blogspot.com/
• Lonely Planet: Missing People Branch http://thorntree.lonelyplanet.com/categories.cfm?catid=68
• BCZ.com Classifieds http://www.bcz.com/cgi-bin/members/class9990181764673.cgi?categoryid=99901817647
  30 to post information to search for your lost ones.

Indonesia

• Central Aceh Missing Persons Database (save, injure or dead) http://www.untukindonesia.com/file/aceh/victims.php
• Tsunami Disaster in Malaysia : Missing persons and updates http://tsunamipenang.blogspot.com

Sri Lanka

• University of Moratuwa Missing Persons Database http://www.findthem.lk/dataentry.htm

Thailand

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Coordinating Center http://www.mfa.go.th/tsunami/index_en.php
• Phuket Disaster Message Board http://www.p-h-u-k-e-t.com/ Message boards to find missing people or let them know you're okay
• Official Thai Tsunami Information Center http://www.csiphuket.com/
• Missing Persons Registration from Tsunami in Thailand http://www.missingpersons.or.th/index.en.html official directory for Thailand
• Search & Rescue Center http://www.manager.co.th/Home/PostPic.aspx (Manager Online) - to post picture and infomation of your lost person
• Search for Tidal Wave's Victims http://www2.manager.co.th/home/searchInjured.aspx (Manager Online)
• Searching For Missing/Dead/Injured People from Tsunami Disaster http://203.158.111.62/tsunami/search.html Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, Ministry of Interior

Hong Kong

• Hong Kong Government, in English http://www.info.gov.hk/info/tsunamis/eng/person.htm , in Chinese http://www.info.gov.hk/info/tsunamis/b5/person.htm

Links to identify victims

• Thailand Unidentified Body Search http://202.129.16.17/search.php/ very graphic photo database
• Thailand People Match http://peoplematch.rc.tv/peoplematch/ matches uploaded photos of missing persons against a photo database of victims in Phuket

Links to Forums & Discussions

• AsianTsunami.org http://www.AsianTsunami.org A forum dedicated to the support of the on-going disaster relief work.