- 90% of the nearly 10,000 fatalities on India's southeastern coast were fishermen and their families.
- An estimated 35,000 boats were lost in Tamil Nadu, depriving fishermen of their means to livelihood.
- The energy released by the earthquake was equivalent to 9,500 of the bombs that destroyed Hiroshima.
- The single worst-hit town was Banda Aceh in Indonesia, where more than 25% of its population is believed to have died.
- The majority of the dead were women and children; more than a third were children alone.
- The waves damaged 160 kilometres of national highways and about 520 km of state roads in India.
- The waves that swamped many towns threw back sewage, effluents and garbage that had been dumped in the sea.
- Some parts of Sumatra and smaller nearby islands moved by up to 35 metres after the earthquake.
- Bangladesh, so often at the wrong end of the Bay of Bengal's wrath, escaped this time, with just two fatalities.
- The total aid pledged amounted to US$3 billion, with Germany alone contributing US$674 million.
- Even as governments hiked their aids, the actual amounts reaching beneficiaries may be much lower.
- Pfizer was the largest early corporate contributor, with US$35 million.
- Formula 1 car racer Michael Schumacher was the largest single individual donor. He gave US$10 million aid to victims.
- Hollywood director Steven Spielberg has made a US$1.5 million contribution.
- Actress Sandra Bullock stepped forward with US$1 million.
- Sri Lankan off spinner Muralitharan accompanied convoys taking relief to various parts of his country.
The Toll And Relief
The Toll And Relief
The Toll And Relief
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