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To: elmatador who wrote (58032)1/1/2005 4:34:32 PM
From: Snowshoe  Respond to of 74559
 
Tsunami Survivors Mob U.S. Aid Copters

11 minutes ago World - AP Asia
By DENIS D. GRAY, Associated Press Writer

ABOARD THE USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN - Desperate, homeless villagers on the tsunami-ravaged island of Sumatra mobbed American helicopters carrying aid Saturday as the U.S. military launched its largest operation in the region since the Vietnam War, ferrying food and other emergency relief to survivors across the disaster zone.

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To: elmatador who wrote (58032)1/1/2005 4:58:50 PM
From: Snowshoe  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 74559
 
Elmat,

The Brazilian plane load of supplies for Thailand is great...
story.news.yahoo.com

But much of the infrastructure in Aceh Province on Sumatra has been destroyed. Right now military helicopters flown from naval ships are one of the best ways to deliver desperately-needed first aid, supplies, and repair crews to the most-devastated areas...
story.news.yahoo.com

-Snow