I just saw a horrific report on TV that in Nagapattinam, one of the worst affected districts in Tamil Nadu, there aren't enough people to clear dead bodies and those that are helping are hesitating to do so.  So the authorities are importing ''scavengers'' (sanitary workers) from Madurai to dispose off the dead.

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The Indian government has announced plans for installing a tsunami early warning system in the wake of the Indian Ocean disaster. 

"If the country had had such an alert system in place, we could have warned the coastal areas of the imminent danger and avoided the loss of life," said Kapil Sibal, India's minister of state for science and technology."

Details here.

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Number of dead as at December 29, 5.05 pm IST :

Total : 65,000
Indonesia : 32,0000
Sri Lanka : 25,000
India : 10,000
Thailand : 1500
Malaysia: 60
Myanmar: 30
Maldives: 52
Somalia: 100
Tanzania: 10
Kenya: 1
Seychelles: 3
Bangladesh: 2

And the UN Health Agency warns that outbreaks of diseases could double the deaths.

[Source : NDTV]

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