New Year celebrations around the world have been quietened down in respect for the people killed by waves set off by an earthquake in the Indian Ocean.
Firework displays in Indonesia, which was worst affected, have been replaced with a mass prayer service.
Australia held a minute's silence and an appeal for people to make donations to charities.
Meanwhile aid is reaching many areas which were cut off by the floods, which have killed at least 124,000 people.
The Indonesian government have admitted that so many people died there they will never know the exact number of dead.
Reports are coming in describing the worst hit areas:
Half the population of northern coastal areas of Sri Lanka killed.
90% of the town of Meulaboh, close to the centre of the quake in Indonesia, destroyed.
Aid reported not to be reaching people in Indian villages.
At least 5,000 Europeans still missing.
At least £45m has been raised by people in the UK to help victims of the floods.
On Friday, UN chief Kofi Annan and US Secretary of State Colin Powell are meeting to talk about efforts to help.
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CONFIRMED DEATH TOLLS
1. Indonesia: 79,940
2. Sri Lanka: 28,508
3. India (inc Andaman and Nicobar Is): 10,763
4. Thailand: 4,541
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5. Somalia: 120
6. Burma: 90
7. Maldives: 67
8. Malaysia: 65
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9. Tanzania: 10
10. Seychelles: 1
11. Bangladesh: 2
12. Kenya: 1
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