News Wrap: Tsunami death toll climbs to 429
Clip: 12/26/2018 | 5m 38sVideo has Closed Captions
News Wrap: Tsunami death toll climbs to 429
In our Tuesday news wrap, the number of confirmed dead in Indonesia’s weekend tsunami has risen to 429. Search teams are combing through debris as harrowing stories emerge from survivors of the catastrophe, which struck with no warning. Also, in Afghanistan, the death toll from a prolonged attack on a Kabul government building has increased to 43.
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News Wrap: Tsunami death toll climbs to 429
Clip: 12/26/2018 | 5m 38sVideo has Closed Captions
In our Tuesday news wrap, the number of confirmed dead in Indonesia’s weekend tsunami has risen to 429. Search teams are combing through debris as harrowing stories emerge from survivors of the catastrophe, which struck with no warning. Also, in Afghanistan, the death toll from a prolonged attack on a Kabul government building has increased to 43.
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