lanuary 5, 2005
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Earthquake, Tsunami Aftermath
Death toll approaches
150,000; Thousands of
Americans missing
(A P ) — The mai n ai rport
at Indonesia's tsunam i-bat­
tered Sum atra island was
closed for much o f the day
Tuesday after a relief plane
hit a herd o f cow s, ham per­
ing the w orld's still-fragile
efforts to get aid to victims
of the disaster.
In a startling tale o f sur­
vival, an Indonesian man
swept off the shore by last
week’s tsunami was found
afloat on tree branches and
debris, the second person to
be found alive on the high
seas days after the disaster,
officials said Tuesday.
W orld leaders, m ean­
while, headed to southern
A sia to get a firsth an d
glimpse o f the damage from the Dec. 26 earthquake
and tsunami that killed at least 139,580 people. Secre­
tary o f State Colin Powell - who was in Thailand on
Tuesday - pledged A m erica's full support.
Relief workers said they expect the death toll to
soar by tens of thousands because surveys of the
western coast of Sumatra, which was closest to the
quake, show it was hit much harder than previously
thought. Scores of villages were flattened, and in
some areas few survivors have been seen.
Powell said about 4,(XX)-5,(XX) Americans remain
unaccounted for in the disaster, but he believed that
the number would drop as people contacted relatives
and consular officials. At least 15 are confirmed dead.
Rushing aid to anyone still alive has proved diffi­
cult, with roads and sea jetties washed away.
Former Presidents Lead Relief Effort
President Bush calls on former Presidents George H. IV. Bush (left) and Bill Clinton (right) to
head up efforts to raise money for the massive relief operation in the tsunami-battered regions
o f the Indian Ocean. Monday’s announcement came as the White House has been scrambling
to repair an image battered by perceptions that U.S. aid for the tsunamis lagged behind other
countries. (AP photo)
B a g h d a d G o v e r n o r A s s a s s in a te d
Americans killed
in other attacks
(AP) — Insurgents assassinated the
highest-ranking Iraqi official in eight
months Tuesday, gunning down the
governor of Baghdad province and six
o f his bodyguards, and a suicide truck
bomber killed 10 people at an Interior
Ministry commando headquarters, the
latest in a string o f violence ahead of
Jan. 30 elections.
Five American troops were slain in
three separate attacks, officials said, in
the deadliest day for the U.S. military in
Iraq since a suicide bombing at a mess
tent in Mosul on Dec. 21 killed 22 people.
including 14 U.S. soldiers and three
American contractors.
The militant group o f Jordanian ter­
rorist Abu M usabal-Zarqawi, Al-Qaida
in Iraq, claimed responsibility for killing
Gov. Ali al-Haidari and his bodyguards,
according to a statement posted on a
website known for carrying such claims.
Iraq’s insurgents repeatedly have tar­
geted government officials and security
forces, saying they are allies o f the U.S.-
led coalition.
More interim Iraqi government offi­
cials are saying the elections should be
postponed to ensure a higher Sunni voter
turnout, a sign the ongoing campaign of
violence might be taking its toll on Iraqi
resolve.
A bullet riddled vehicle sits in the aftermath of
an insurgency attack in Iraq Monday that killed
the governor o f Baghdad. (AP photo)
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