80,000 Killed in a Scene From Hell

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A THIRD of the estimated 100,000 killed and injured in the tsunami disaster are children, Unicef estimates.

The disaster has turned the Indonesian region of Aceh into a scene from hell. Up to 80,000 people have been killed by the earthquake and the tidal wave which followed.

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80,000 Killed in a Scene From Hell

Hundreds of thousands are injured.

Lorries were piled high with bodies on their way to be buried in mass graves in an attempt to reduce the risk of disease.

Chances faded today of finding more survivors of Sunday's massive, quake-driven surges of water. With tens of thousands of people still missing, the toll in nearly a dozen countries is sure to climb.

Some indig...

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