Frustration Grows with Post-Tsunami Aid Efforts
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Starving people besieged  helicopters carrying the first aid to remote Indonesian towns  on Sunday as frustration grew at the slowness of help a week  after tsunamis devastated Indian Ocean coastlines.
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The &#36;2 billion Asian tsunami relief operation was encountering chaos and "a wall of devastation" in Indonesia as aid workers struggled to help thousands of survivors huddled in makeshift camps Monday.
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International aid organizations rushed yesterday to respond to the tsunami that left thousands dead in Asia, hindered by telephone lines knocked out by the floodwaters or clogged with calls.
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Aid workers struggling to help victims of the Indian Ocean disaster have accused foreign dignitaries and soldiers of slowing down the relief effort, as the death toll from the earthquake and tsunami rose beyond ...
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Aid workers say they are still struggling to reach or even locate displaced people after the tsunami in Aceh.
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Aid workers cleared landing strips in  Asia's tsunami-hit regions Tuesday to start flying food, clean  water and medical staff to hungry and injured survivors, but  the global relief operation continued to struggle.
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GALLE, Sri Lanka  - Long-running rebellions cast a  shadow on Sunday over relief efforts in Indonesia and Sri  Lanka, nations badly struck by the tsunami two weeks ago.
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GALLE, Sri Lanka -- Kegalle Panangarama, a Buddhist monk and community leader, expressed frustration as he outlined the obstacles plaguing local recovery efforts in his tsunami-wrecked region.
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Villages along the western coast of Aceh Province in Indonesia, where help was slow to arrive, appear to have suffered some of the worst losses in the tsunami.
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JAKARTA, Indonesia -- As relief officials struggle to reach homeless tsunami survivors, another concern is quietly making the rounds of donor meetings: the threat of corruption.
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Aircraft, naval vessels  and trucks struggled on Friday to deliver aid around stricken  southern Asia as the death toll exceeded 124,000 from a  devastating tsunami that darkened the world's New Year.
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LONDON : Governments and humanitarian organisations around the world scrambled to offer aid and technical help Sunday after the devastating quake and tidal waves that killed thousands of people in southern Asia.
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Aid agencies struggled on Tuesday to cope with the scale of the Asian tsunami disaster which has killed more than 38,000 people, with the International Red Cross saying it may have to treble its appeal for funds.
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Aid agencies around the world rushed staff, equipment and money to southern Asia where hundreds of thousands of people were forced to flee after tsunamis pummelled coastal communities on Sunday.
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A lack of coordination in the relief effort for survivors of a deadly tsunami in south India has led to an excess of supplies in some villages while others lack the most basic necessities.
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BEIJING, Dec. 29 -- International relief continues to flow into areas affected by Sunday&#39;s tsunami. The Red Cross is shifting over 100 metric tons of emergency supplies from Kenya to Sri Lanka, the country hardest hit by the tidal waves.
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Aircraft, naval vessels  and trucks struggled Friday to deliver aid around stricken  southern Asia as the death toll passed more than 124,000 from a  tsunami that darkened the world's New Year.