How many Americans MISSING in the South Asia Tsunami?

[Indie Media Magazine]

Has their status been changed from missing to presumed dead? If there are "thousands" of Americans missing in Asia why is the official US Death toll still 12?

[HeeBGBz]

1. I heard thousands originally

Have heard nothing lately.

[slutticus]

2. Thousands.

There may be a lot of injured people that haven't been heard from.

I think there are still a lot of areas that are cut off from communications.

[pdxmom]

3. I heard earlier that the death toll had gone to 14

and they said a "few" thousand missing. I had originally heard 2,000, but haven't heard any other specifics in the past 2-3 days. And I find this frustrating.

[koneko]

4. I was wondering this myself

I know that Thailand & Indonesia are popular tourist destinations this time of year for people who teach on the JET Program in Japan.

Mind you, that's lots of Westerners, not only Americans, but nevertheless - pretty much any country in Asia is a HUGE Winter Break destination for many of them.

I haven't seen any numbers recently, though. . .

[alcuno]

5. They are just wandering around Thailand waiting to be found.

I think it's still 2000 missing.

[Indie Media Magazine]

6. : ( I wonder when they will change status on the missing.

I can't blame the Earthquake and Tsumani on Bush, but everything else since then is his fault for the completely inept response.