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Tsunami survivors scramble for aid

• Jan. 3: A U.S. Navy crewman carries an injured boy to a helicopter to be evacuated for treatment in Banda Aceh, Indonesia.
• Jan. 3: Tsunami survivors rush a U.S. Navy helicopter that has just landed to deliver aid in Banda Aceh, Indonesia.
• Jan. 3: U.S. Navy flight crewmen evacuate a man from a devastated area in Banda Aceh, Indonesia.
• Jan. 3: A U.S. Navy flight crewman carries a boy during an evacuation of tsunami survivors in Banda Aceh, Indonesia.
• Jan. 3: Tsunami survivors scramble to get their hands on a fresh aid shipment delivered by U.S. Navy crewmen in hard-hit Banda Aceh, Indonesia.
• Jan. 3: A person helps a boy drink water in a tsunami-ravaged area of India's Nicobar island archiplegao.
• Jan. 3: A woman who lost her daughter in the tsunami disaster is consoled by her son in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
• Jan. 3: A survivor comforts her baby in a tsunami-ravaged area of eastern Sri Lanka.
• Jan. 3: A young survivor scavenges for items on the beach in Phuket, Thailand.
• Jan. 3: A hotel worker sits in the destroyed lobby of a resort in Phuket, Thailand.
• Scores of earthquake and tsunami surivors line up to receive rice in Banda Aceh, Indonesia.
• Jan. 3: A man in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, covers his face as a relative checks a dead body to see if the person is a family member.
• Jan. 3: Tsunami survivors use an elephant to pull a wrecked vehicle out of debris in Banda Aceh, Indonesia.
• Jan. 3: A man washes dishes in dirty water in the Indonesian city of Banda Aceh, which was heavily damaged by the earthquake and subsequent tsunami that hit Asia Dec. 26.
• Jan. 3: A man carries a bicycle through what used to be a bustling market in Banda Aceh, Indonesia.

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