Death Toll Estimates
- Hundreds killed and missing (government figures)
- 151 killed, 29 missing (International Federation of Red Cross)
- 154 killed, 127 missing (United Nations)
- 549 people killed, 295 missing and 3,043 injured (Choson Shinbo)
- 54,700 killed or missing (South Korean aid group Good Friends)
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