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Tsunami: Annan Tours Aceh

HeadlineJan 07, 2005

U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan toured Indonesia’s tsunami-ravaged Aceh province today, flying by helicopter to the razed town of Meulaboh, describing it as a black hole of devastation. Annan said, “I must admit I have never seen such utter destruction, mile after mile. You wonder, where are the people?. Indonesia added more than 7,000 deaths today to the tsunami toll, taking it over 101,000 for the country.

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