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/ 9 January 2007

Ships converge on possible Indonesian plane-crash site

Indonesian and United States ships sailed on Tuesday to where investigators believe metal objects detected on the sea bed could be the wreckage of a missing passenger plane. The large objects were detected by sonar in an area of ocean off Indonesia where search-and-rescue teams have been hunting for traces of a plane carrying 102 passengers and crew.

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/ 7 January 2007

Indonesia expands search for missing plane

Indonesia beefed up its search for a missing passenger plane on Sunday, despatching more spotter aircraft to try to locate the jet nearly a week after its mysterious disappearance. Relatives of missing passengers, who were allowed to overfly part of the search area, admitted it put the scale of the task into perspective.

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/ 29 December 2006

Aid finally reaches isolated Indonesian flood victims

Aid has finally reached the most isolated areas of Sumatra island a week after flash floods killed more than 100 people and forced 400 000 to flee, Indonesian officials said on Friday. Relief workers had faced problems with slow and limited supplies, as well as access difficulties due to the floods and landslides which have destroyed roads and bridges in worst-hit Aceh