Asia wakes to tidal catastrophe.

Over 12 000 people have died as a result of the earthquake in Indonesia and the tidal waves that reached as far as the east coast of Africa. 4500 have died in both Sri Lanka and Indonesia, over 3000 in India, 400 in Thailand etc.

Yesterday was the first anniversary of the earthquake that destroyed the historic city of Bam in Iran and killed over 41 000 people.