11 Americans Killed In Tsunami Disaster

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans known to have been killed in the devastating tsunami has risen to 11 and hundreds remain unaccounted for, Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Tuesday, as the death toll across Asia approached 40,000 people.

"The latest numbers we have are 11 Americans have lost their lives, a number have been wounded, and hundreds are yet unaccounted for," Powell told CNN's "American Morning" television program.

Powell said the Americans still being sought were not necessarily casualties, but had simply not been tracked down yet.

The United States had previously reported 10 U.S. citizens dead.