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URGENT: Death toll from tsunamis hits 22,493 in Sri Lanka
www.chinaview.cn 2004-12-29 21:55:48

    COLOMBO, Dec. 29 (Xinhuanet) -- At least 22,493 people were killedin Sri Lanka when tsunamis struck the country's coastlines at the weekend, the president's office said Wednesday.

    The latest news reports said Asia's tidal wave disaster death toll has passed 70,000.

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