[Culturechat] The death toll in Acheh may exceed 400,000

Thu, 30 Dec 2004 13:52:05 EST

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 KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 30 (Bernama) -- The death toll in Acheh, the region worst 
hit by last Sunday's tsunami, may exceed 400,000 as many affected areas could 
still not be reached for search and rescue operations, Indonesia's Ambassador 
to Malaysia Drs H. Rusdihardjo said Thursday.

He said the estimate was based on air surveillance by Indonesian authorities 
who found no signs of life in places like Meulaboh, Pulau Simeulue and Tapak 
Tuan while several islands off the west coast of Sumatera had "disappeared".

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