The Indonesian Ministry of Social Affairs announced in Jakarta on Friday the death toll from the Dec. 26 tsunami has increased to 101,318 and some 10,000 people are still missing in the western Sumatra province of Aceh.

The ministry also said around 545,000 people in Aceh have taken refuge after the tsunami.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health has yet to update the death toll, which is put at 94,200.

(Xinhua News Agency January 8, 2005)