BANDA ACEH: An army of aid workers raced yesterday to supply food and water to millions of tsunami victims, and salvage crews unblocked the runway at an Indonesian airport serving as a key hub for relief shipments.
The airport, closed to fixed-wing craft overnight after the chartered Boeing 737 reportedly hit a water buffalo on landing and damaged its undercarriage, had been handling round-the-clock flights rushing in disaster relief. Soldiers from the United States, Australia, India, Malaysia, Singapore and Germany were unloading the precious cargo.
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