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Dec 30, 2004
Southern Asian Tsunami Death Toll Surpasses 120,000
The tragedy in southern Asia continues to build as the death toll, as expected, passed 100,000 people and has now surpassed 120,000. While many countries bordering the Indian Ocean have suffered, Indonesia perhaps bore the worst with more than 45,000 dead, particularly in Aceh province near the epicenter of the quake. This DCist photo was taken this morning outside the Indonesian Embassy on Massachusetts Avenue at 21st Street NW. A news crew was preparing…