Indonesian Tsunami Rescuers Rely on Helicopters
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Indonesian rescuers used helicopters to supply food and medicine to survivors of an Oct. 25 tsunami in Sumatra as the death toll rose, while Mount Merapi in central Java erupted for the second time in four days.
Survivors in remote parts of the Mentawai Islands, where waves reached 400 meters inland after a 7.5-magnitude quake, are dependent on airdrops in the absence of roads and docks for ships to moor, said Gagah Prakoso, a spokesman for the Indonesian Search and Rescue Agency. The death toll increased to 413, with 303 people missing, the National Disaster Management Agency said on its website.