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Scandinavian countries mourn tsunami victims
Sweden, Finland and Norway held an official day of mourning on Saturday for the more than 125,000 victims of the tsunamis in Asia.
Sweden, Finland and Norway held an official day of mourning on Saturday for the more than 125,000 victims of the tsunamis in Asia, with thousands of Nordic holiday-makers feared to be among the dead.
Flags flew at half-mast and special church services were to be held across the region for the victims.
A total of 91 Swedes, Norwegians, Danes and Finns have been confirmed dead after the tidal waves that slammed Indian Ocean shorelines almost a week ago, but officials have warned that chances of finding the 4,700 Nordic holiday-makers still missing in the region are slim.
Of those, 3,559 are Swedes, most of whom were vacationing in Tailand.
Overnight, two airplanes specially fitted out with medical equipment and carrying injured Swedes landed at Stockholm's Arlanda airport, where 30 ambulances transported them to hospitals. Most were treated for fractures and flesh wounds.
Among the thousands of passengers who have returned to the Nordic region in the past days are also a number of children who have come home alone, their parents either missing or confirmed dead.
