Could it be that up to 400,000 have died in Indonesia alone?

Hat tip to MediaSoul who passes on Drudge’s report that up to “400,000 are Possibly Dead” in Indonesia alone.

So far Ghanaweb has it but no other news sources except the agency cited on both these pages- Bernama, the Malaysian National News Agency-

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 30 (Bernama) — The death toll in Acheh, the region worst hit by last Sunday’s tsunami, may exceed 400,000 as many affected areas could still not be reached for search and rescue operations, Indonesia’s Ambassador to Malaysia Drs H. Rusdihardjo said Thursday.

He said the estimate was based on air surveillance by Indonesian authorities who found no signs of life in places like Meulaboh, Pulau Simeulue and Tapak Tuan while several islands off the west coast of Sumatera had “disappeared”.