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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20041231/wl_sthasia_afp/asiaquake&cid=1535&ncid=2337

Tsunami death toll tops 125,000 as global aid pledges exceed 1.1 billion
25 minutes ago

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AFP) - More than 1.1 billion dollars have been pledged to an unprecedented aid effort after last week's Asian tsunamis, the United Nations (news - web sites) said, while devastated countries race to get food and water to millions facing starvation as the death toll topped 125,000.

The UN's emergency relief coordinator, Jan Egeland, said the death toll "may be approaching" 150,000, cautioning the true figure may never be known.

"What we see is that the figures may be approcahing 150,000 dead. The vast majority of those are in Indonesia and Aceh, which is the least assessed area because of logistical constraints," Egeland told reporters.

"It may therefore raise further," he said.

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Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunamis Relief Efforts

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This week President Bush has only been seen in public, briefly, last Sunday:



and on Wednesday, when he made his statement:



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