Monday, January 03, 2005

New York Post Online Edition: news Relief workers rushing half a billion dollars of aid to the tsunami zone are struggling with massive logjams, lack

New York Post Online Edition: news: "January 1, 2005 -- Relief workers rushing half a billion dollars of aid to the tsunami zone are struggling with massive logjams, lack of coordination and critical shortages that are blocking relief to those who need it most.
The logistical nightmare was most evident in Indonesia, where tons of food and medical supplies have arrived on giant cargo planes, but remain stacked up at Banda Aceh's airport because of severe gas shortages.
At another airport in Medan, nearly 300 miles to the south, thousands of boxes filled with drinking water, blankets and other key supplies are piled high in a hangar, some "

No comments: