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Hundreds of Prisoners Escape from Earthquake Damaged Jails in Asia

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Police in Sri Lanka say 300 prisoners took advantage of Sunday's massive earthquake to make their escape from a high-security jail.

Authorities say the inmates fled after a tidal wave caused by the quake destroyed their prison, a 16th century Dutch-built fort in a southern coastal town Matara.

Reuters news agency reports a similar prison break in Indonesia's Aceh province. Police there say 200 prisoners fled after a tsunami destroyed the walls of the facility.

Some information for this report provided by AFP and Reuters.

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