"Tsunami Waves Kill Over 23,700 in Asia"

At least 23,700 people have now been killed by Sunday's giant tsunami in southern Asia, according to the International Red Cross, amid signs the final toll could top 50,000.

The tsunami, triggered by an earthquake in the Indian Ocean near the Indonesian island of Sumatra, was the biggest in 40 years registering 9.0 on the Richter scale.

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The physics behind tsunamis
The tidal waves that swept the coastlines of South Asia on Sunday morning are better described as tsunamis, a Japanese word that means tsu (harbour) and nami (wave).

Tsunamis are caused by earthquakes, landslides or volcanic eruptions that disturb the water and send a series of waves that can travel for thousands of kilometres and gather in size.
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Earthquake moves island of Sumatra
The magnitude 9.0 earthquake off Indonesia moved the island of Sumatra about 100 feet to the southwest, the Los Angeles Times reported Monday.
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