Reply #79: BBC: Indonesian coast 'devastated'

[allemand]

"The western coast of Sumatra has been "devastated" by Sunday's earthquake and sea surges, according to an Indonesian official who flew over it on Wednesday.

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Television crews which flew over the affected area on Wednesday reported seeing villages covered in mud and few signs of life.

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Rescuers are using bulldozers to clear the wreckage and dig mass graves.
The BBC's Rachel Harvey, in Banda Aceh, reported seeing ten truck-loads of bodies delivered to one mass grave in just 20 minutes.

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A major relief effort is desperately needed, but so far the operation on the ground appears patchy at best, our correspondent says."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4131655.stm