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PHOTOS: Thirst and grief stalk Indonesia
30 Dec 2004 00:00:00 GMT
Source: AlertNet

Reuters photos capture the sorrow in the Indonesian province of Aceh as tsunami survivors wait for medical care and water.


 

Indonesian soldiers carry parcels of food for a flight to Banda Aceh, a city located near the epicentre of Sunday's massive earthquake, at Medan's military airport December 27, 2004. Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla said on Wednesday the death toll from the weekend quake and tsunami had reached as high as 40,000 people. He said an estimated five percent of the 300,000 population of the Aceh's provincial capital, Banda Aceh, had died. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside
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Cars pass a wrecked ship on the main street in the Indonesian city of Banda Aceh December 29, 2004. Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla said on Wednesday the death toll from the weekend earthquake and tsunami had reached as high as 40,000 people. He said an estimated five percent of the 300,000 population of the Aceh's provincial capital, Banda Aceh, had died. REUTERS/ Beawiharta
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Two women weep as they wait for medical treatment at a military hosptial in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, December 29, 2004, after a tsunami hit the area on Sunday. Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla said on Wednesday the death toll from the weekend quake and tsunami had reached as high as 40,000 people. He said an estimated five percent of the 300,000 population of the Aceh's provincial capital, Banda Aceh, had died. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside
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Rescue workers remove a body of a victim of Sunday's tsunami from the compound of the Grand Mosque in Banda Aceh, Indonesia December 29, 2004. Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla said on Wednesday the death toll from the weekend quake and tsunami had reached as high as 40,000 people. He said an estimated five percent of the 300,000 population of the Aceh's provincial capital, Banda Aceh, had died. REUTERS/ Darren Whiteside
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Indonesian rescue workers remove a body from the fence of the Grand Mosque in Banda Aceh December 29, 2004 which was hit by last Sunday's tsunami wave. Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla said on Wednesday the death toll from the weekend quake and tsunami had reached as high as 40,000 people. He said an estimated five percent of the 300,000 population of the Aceh's provincial capital, Banda Aceh, had died. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside
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Residents of Banda Aceh, Indonesia, queue for petrol at a gas station December 29, 2004 after a tsunami hit the town on Sunday. Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla said on Wednesday the death toll from the weekend quake and tsunami had reached as high as 40, 000 people. He said an estimated five percent of the 300,000 population of the Aceh's provincial capital, Banda Aceh, had died. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside
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ATTENTION EDITORS - VISUALS COVERAGE SCENES OF DEATH AND INJURYResidents remove a body from a street in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, December 29, 2004 which was hit by Sunday's tsunami wave. Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla said on Wednesday the death toll from the weekend quake and tsunami had reached as high as 40,000 people. He said an estimated five percent of the 300,000 population of the Aceh's provincial capital, Banda Aceh, had died. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside
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An Acehnese mother (L) comforts her daughter at a military hospital in the Indonesian city of Banda Aceh December 29, 2004. Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla said on Wednesday the death toll from the weekend quake and tsunami had reached as high as 40,000 people. He said an estimated five percent of the 300,000 population of the Aceh's provincial capital, Banda Aceh, had died. REUTERS/Yusuf Ahmad
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An Acehnese girl cries with her mother near the ruins of their house in Banda Aceh, December 29, 2004. Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla said on Wednesday the death toll from the weekend quake and tsunami had reached as high as 40, 000 people. He said an estimated five percent of the 300,000 population of the Aceh's provincial capital, Banda Aceh, had died. REUTERS/ Beawiharta
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ATTENTION EDITORS - IMAGES OF SCENES OF DEATH AND INJURYBodies of victims of last Sunday's tsunami wave that hit the city of Banda Aceh, Indonesia, float in the water near the port December 29, 2004. Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla said on Wednesday the death toll from the weekend quake and tsunami had reached as high as 40,000 people. He said an estimated five percent of the 300,000 population of the Aceh's provincial capital, Banda Aceh, had died. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside
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An Acehnese man checks a dead body as he searches for his colleagues in the Indonesian city of Banda Aceh December 29, 2004. Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla said on Wednesday the death toll from the weekend quake and tsunami had reached as high as 40,000 people. He said an estimated five percent of the 300,000 population of the Aceh's provincial capital, Banda Aceh, had died. REUTERS/Yusuf Ahmad
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An Acehnese man walks past a ship brought ashore by a tsunami that hit on Sunday in the Indonesian city of Banda Aceh December 28, 2004. Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla said on Wednesday the death toll from the weekend quake and tsunami had reached as high as 40, 000 people. He said an estimated five percent of the 300,000 population of the Aceh's provincial capital, Banda Aceh, had died. REUTERS/ Beawiharta
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