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PHOTOS: Aid arrives in devastated Indonesian town
07 Jan 2005 15:46:00 GMT
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Tsunami victims receive relief supplies distributed by USNS Rainier's Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 11 in Lamno, 26 miles south of Banda Aceh, Indonesia, January 5, 2005. The hungry scavenged for food and water and the wounded flooded hospitals in Indonesia's Aceh on Wednesday, as a global relief effort staggered to help survivors of the tsunami catastrophe. U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, who took a helicopter tour over Aceh's ruined provincial capital, said he has never seen anything like it. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao
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Tsunami victims fight for their boxes of relief supplies provided by USNS Rainier' s Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 11 in Lamno, 26 miles south of Banda Aceh, Indonesia, January 5, 2005. The hungry scavenged for food and water and the wounded flooded hospitals in Indonesia's Aceh on Wednesday, as a global relief effort staggered to help survivors of the tsunami catastrophe. U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, who took a helicopter tour over Aceh's ruined provincial capital, said he has never seen anything like it. REUTERS/ Yuriko Nakao
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Tsunami refugees smile after receiving a box of biscuits distributed by USNS Rainier's Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 11 in Panga, 60 miles south of Banda Aceh, Indonesia January 5, 2005. Some 2,500 lbs of rice and biscuits were distributed to the people. REUTERS/ Yuriko Nakao
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Aviation Machinist's Mate Third Class Jason Shireman, USNS Rainier's Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 11 Second Crewman from San Diego, California, looks down as he delivers supplies above northern Sumatra islands, Indonesia, January 5, 2005. The hungry scavenged for food and water and the wounded flooded hospitals in Indonesia's Aceh on Wednesday, as a global relief effort staggered to help survivors of the tsunami catastrophe. U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, who took a helicopter tour over Aceh's ruined provincial capital, said he has never seen anything like it. REUTERS/ Yuriko Nakao
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Tsunami victims receive boxes of biscuits by USNS Rainier's Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 11 in Lamno, 26 miles south of Banda Aceh, Indonesia, January 5, 2005. The hungry scavenged for food and water and the wounded flooded hospitals in Indonesia's Aceh on Wednesday, as a global relief effort staggered to help survivors of the tsunami catastrophe. U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, who took a helicopter tour over Aceh's ruined provincial capital, said he has never seen anything like it. REUTERS/ Yuriko Nakao
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Tsunami refugees smile after receiving a box of biscuits distributed by USNS Rainier's Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 11 in Panga, 60 miles south of Banda Aceh, Indonesia January 5, 2005. U. S. Secretary of State Colin Powell saw the devastation of tsunami-hit Asia on Wednesday and found it more horrible than the war he had witnessed during decades as a soldier. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao
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A tsunami victim embraces Aviation Machinist's Mate Third Class Jason Shireman, USNS Rainier's Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 11 Second Crewman from San Diego, California, after arriving to distribute supplies in Lamno, 26 miles south of Banda Aceh, Indonesia, January 5, 2005. The hungry scavenged for food and water and the wounded flooded hospitals in Indonesia's Aceh on Wednesday, as a global relief effort staggered to help survivors of the tsunami catastrophe. U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, who took a helicopter tour over Aceh's ruined provincial capital, said he has never seen anything like it. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao
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USNS Rainier's Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 11 distributes supplies to Tsunami victims in Lamno, 26 miles south of Banda Aceh, Indonesia, January 5, 2005.The hungry scavenged for food and water and the wounded flooded hospitals in Indonesia's Aceh on Wednesday, as a global relief effort staggered to help survivors of the tsunami catastrophe. U. S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, who took a helicopter tour over Aceh's ruined provincial capital, said he has never seen anything like it. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao
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Senior Chief Ray Adams, USNS Rainier's Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 11 Crew Chief, from San Diego, California waves to the tsunami victims after distributing supplies in Panga, 60 miles south of Banda Aceh, Indonesia, January 5, 2005.The hungry scavenged for food and water and the wounded flooded hospitals in Indonesia's Aceh on Wednesday, as a global relief effort staggered to help survivors of the tsunami catastrophe. U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, who took a helicopter tour over Aceh's ruined provincial capital, said he has never seen anything like it. REUTERS/ Yuriko Nakao
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Tsunami victims receive relief supplies distributed by USNS Rainier's Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 11 in Lamno, 26 miles south of Banda Aceh, Indonesia, January 5, 2005. The hungry scavenged for food and water and the wounded flooded hospitals in Indonesia's Aceh on Wednesday, as a global relief effort staggered to help survivors of the tsunami catastrophe. U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, who took a helicopter tour over Aceh's ruined provincial capital, said he has never seen anything like it. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao
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Tsunami victims are seen in this aerial photo as USNS Rainier's Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 11 flies above northern Sumatra islands to distribute relief supplies, Indonesia, January 5, 2005.The hungry scavenged for food and water and the wounded flooded hospitals in Indonesia's Aceh on Wednesday, as a global relief effort staggered to help survivors of the tsunami catastrophe. U. S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, who took a helicopter tour over Aceh's ruined provincial capital, said he has never seen anything like it. REUTERS/ Yuriko Nakao
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Tsunami victims fight for their boxes of relief supplies provided by USNS Rainier' s Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 11 in Lamno, 26 miles south of Banda Aceh, Indonesia, January 5, 2005. The hungry scavenged for food and water and the wounded flooded hospitals in Indonesia's Aceh on Wednesday, as a global relief effort staggered to help survivors of the tsunami catastrophe. U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, who took a helicopter tour over Aceh's ruined provincial capital, said he has never seen anything like it. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao
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