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| | Analysis of Tsunamis Affect in Burma |
 | | They have, however, reported casualties and destruction in Tenasserim (Tanintharyi) Division, Rangoon (Yangon) Division, Pegu (Bago) Division, Irrawaddy (Ayerwaddy) division, Arakan (Rakhine) State, and in southern Shan State, mostly along the coats line, and caused by the earthquake as well as by the tidal waves. |
 | | The sea outside Tenasserim Division is an important fishing ground for local fishermen as well as for large fishing boats from Thailand and Burma. |
 | | Population density: Irrawaddy Division is densely populated, with about 5,61 million inhabitants and a density of 169 people per sq.km., as compared to 1,07 million inhabitants and 25 people per sq.km in Tenasserim. |
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