It seems the number is going up all the time. The scope of this tsunami is so large it is hard to contemplate a number that large. 120,000 people is about the size of the city I grew up in, South Bend, Indiana.
As this article notes, the news from Southwest Asia put a major damper on celebrations throughout the globe and certainly in the U.S. It was very noticeable that the major TV networks were downplaying the New Year’s celebration. Likewise, there were no major celebrations mentioned on the local TV channels.
Somber start for 2005.
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