DON MUANG AIRPORT (Bangkok): From Sri Lanka to Thailand, thousands of distraught tourists were fleeing many of Asia's top resorts yesterday after devastating tidal waves reduced idyllic beaches to scenes of carnage.
Travel agencies and government officials in various European capitals said up to 10,000 British tourists may have been affected, more than 5,000 Italians, up to 5,000 French, at least 4,000 Germans, more than 2,500 Swiss, some 2,000 Poles, and over 1,000 Belgians and Greeks. – AFP
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