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

[Barbara Palmer]

It gets worse every day.  This country has to do more even if it means some 
sacrifice.





From: WesTexas@aol.com
To: culturechat@untours.com
Subject: [Culturechat] The death toll in Acheh may exceed 400,000
Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 13:52:05 EST

  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".