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Sunday, 2 January, 2005, 15:01 GMT
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In pictures: Distributing aid in Aceh
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Aid helicopters have finally arrived in the Indonesian province of Aceh, to take supplies to the remote coastal areas.
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Many communities across Aceh's western coast have been decimated by last Sunday's disaster.
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At least 10,000 people are thought to have died in the town of Meulaboh alone.
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The town's flag is flying at half mast to commemorate the community's dead.
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Aid workers have been throwing basic food and medical supplies to those in need.
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Many of these people have not eaten since the disaster happened a week ago.
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Clean water is a precious commodity. Rotting corpses have polluted many rivers and most wells have been destroyed.
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People are still reeling from the scale of the disaster, and aid organisations are racing against time to prevent more deaths.
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