27 December 2004
The British Government has sent messages of condolence to India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and the Maldives following the earthquake in Asia.
Over 20,000 people are now believed to have died. The powerful underwater earthquake sent tidal waves across the region.
The Foreign Secretary said:
"For the tens of thousands of British tourists in southeast Asia and their relatives and friends here this will I know be a very worrying time.
"We are doing everything we can to assist but the disruption to communication in the worst affected areas is inevitably making it difficult to confirm exactly the situation on the ground"
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