BANDA ACEH: US aid helicopters stepped up missions yesterday to tsunami-hit Aceh province, expanding help to millions affected by the giant wave that killed 175,000 around the Indian Ocean.
Sri Lankan officials said another 7,275 people were now known to have died in the Dec 26 catastrophe, taking the national total to 38,195. The jump was not due to the sudden discovery of more bodies, but rather a backlog of figures from remote areas.
