CNN.com: Tsunami toll rises above 33,000

• Two days after a huge earthquake sent walls of water sweeping across the Indian Ocean from Thailand to Somalia killing at least 33,000 people, the international community is scrambling to help the region cope. The United Nations is asking donor countries to dig deep, saying this will likely be the costliest disaster ever.
  
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