According to the latest reports, devastating tsunamis as high as ten metres, caused by an earthquake measuring 9.0 on the Richter scale, killed nearly 23,000 people in seven countries in South and Southeast Asia.
ZAGREB, Dec 27 (Hina) - Croatian Parliament Speaker Vladimir Seks hassent letters to the parliamentary chairmen of Indonesia, India,Thailand, Malaysia and Sri Lanka, offering his condolences to thefamilies of people killed or left
destitute by tidal waves triggeredon Sunday by one of the strongest earthquakes recorded in SoutheastAsia, the parliamentary public relations office said in a statement onMonday.
ZAGREB, Dec 27 (Hina) - Croatian Parliament Speaker Vladimir Seks has
sent letters to the parliamentary chairmen of Indonesia, India, Thailand,
Malaysia and Sri Lanka, offering his condolences to the families of people
killed or left destitute by tidal waves triggered on Sunday by one of the
strongest earthquakes recorded in Southeast Asia, the parliamentary public
relations office said in a statement on Monday.