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Event: TS Tsunami
Number: 2004-000147
Country: MYS Malaysia
Location: Malaysia's northern coast
Date (YMD): 2004-12-26
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Information Source:Reuters
Comments: KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - At least 21 people have been killed and dozens missing and feared drowned after a tsunami triggered by a huge earthquake struck Malaysia's northern coast, officials say. Most of those killed were swept out to sea as they picnicked at the popular Batu Ferringhi beach on the resort island of Penang. "Seven more are still missing in the area," Penang Civil Defence Director Mohamad Johari Mohamad Taufik told Reuters.
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