Tsunami death toll rises to 225,000

Guardian :

The death toll from the Boxing Day tsunami disaster increased to more than 225,000 today as the Indonesian health ministry raised the number of dead in the country by more than 50,000. A statement said the new figure of 166,320 was based on fresh reports from the provinces of Aceh and North Sumatra. A senior ministry official said it included many people who had previously been listed. ... Fatality rates in some parts of Aceh stood at more than 75%, the UN Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs said. In some places, 100% of housing had been destroyed, and in the town of Calang, 90% of people died - 6,550 of the pre-tsunami population of 7,300.

Even after having a couple of weeks to get used to this and see the various photos of the destruction this is still hard to imagine.