U S to visit disaster zone in South Asia after tsunamis
President Bush outlines a U S delegation including Colin Powell and Governor Jeb Bush to assess relief needs in the Indian Ocean region after a tsunami disaster that has killed over 123 000 people. The team will coordinate aid and report back on additional help.
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Navy leads largest Sumatra tsunami relief effort aboard Lincoln
Desperate villagers mob aid helicopters as U S military launches its biggest relief operation since Vietnam War. On New Year’s Day 12 Seahawk helicopters ferry supplies from USS Abraham Lincoln off Aceh while other ships head to Sri Lanka and Indonesia for a global response worth about 2 billion dollars.
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Sri Lanka brewery switches to bottled water for tsunami victims
Sri Lanka's Lion Brewery, a major beer producer, halted beer for safety and began bottling potable water for tsunami survivors. Workers manually label and package the water as executives assist, aiming to provide clean drinking water after the Dec 28 disaster that killed over 28,000 in Sri Lanka and contaminated wells.
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