Myanmar confirmed Wednesday that 64 people were killed by aftershocks of a powerful Indian Ocean earthquake which triggered a tsunami on Dec. 26.

At a Wednesday's donation ceremony for victims in Yangon, Major-General Sein Htwa, Minister of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement, disclosed that, of the 64 dead, 10 are in Tanintharyi division, 32in Ayeyawady division and 22 in Rakhine state.

The tidal wave, triggered by the quake, injured 56 and destroyed 29 villages, leaving 3,460 people homeless in the country's some coastal regions, Sein Htwa said.

There was no heavy number of casualties as some foreign media reported and estimated, he was cited, saying that there was no any casualties in Cocogyun island where 976 people live.

Rescue operation is underway by the Myanmar government, he added.

Source: Xinhua