A view of the main bus stand that was destroyed by tidal waves at Galle, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2004. Some 44,000 people are reported dead around southern Asia and as far away as Somalia on Africa's eastern coast, most killed by massive tidal waves that smashed coastlines after a magnitude 9.0 earthquake off Indonesia's coast on Sunday, followed by aftershocks in the region. The death toll in Sri Lanka is more than 18,000. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) |
