On the 2004 tsunami

The skeletal remains of 29 people have been found near the site where the Dec. 26 tsunami swept away a commuter train in one of the single worst losses of life from the disaster, police said Tuesday.

The images are haunting, devastation compelling enough to trigger millions in donations to aid the communities in South and Southeast Asia victim to last week’s earthquake and subsequent tsunamis.

The tally of foreigners confirmed dead from the December quake and tsunami in southern Asia, according to their countries’ foreign ministries, as well as the number missing.

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Tidal waves, or tsunami, often set off by undersea earthquakes, have caused several major disasters in coastal communities over the years.