PARIS, Dec 31: More than 400 foreign tourists and expatriates have been confirmed or reported as killed in the devastating tsunamis that swept southern Asia last weekend , with more than 10,000 others still unaccounted for on Friday at 1400 GMT. The following is the country-by-country breakdown of confirmed casualties.

The overall figure of missing people is approximate, with some authorities listing all those who had failed to make contact, and others listing only those specifically reported as having disappeared in the maelstrom.

Dead Missing

(approx)

EUROPE:

Austria 20 912

Belgium 6 215

Britain 34 50

Croatia 1 5

Cyprus 20

Czech Republic 1 89

Denmark 7 490

Estonia 14

Finland 4 263

France 122 530

Germany 34 1,000

Greece 7

Italy 14 700

Latvia 23

Lithuania 18

Netherlands 6 13

Norway 21 462

Poland 25

Portugal 19

Russia 2 80

Spain 11

Sweden 60 3,500

Switzerland 13 700

Turkey 1 44

Total 346 9,190

ASIA-PACIFIC:

Australia 10 41

Hong Kong 1 400

Japan 15 21

Philippines 3 20

New Zealand 1 720

Singapore 7 18

South Korea 3 12

Taiwan 2 1

Total 42 1,233

AMERICAS:

Brazil 2

Canada 4 13

Chile 1

Colombia 1

Mexico 4

United States 14

Total 21 18

AFRICA:

South Africa 4 12

MIDDLE EAST:

Israel 3 7

Overall total 416 10,460. -AFP

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