UN TARGETS TSUNAMI VICTIMS IN REMOTE INDONESIA

The UN's refugee agency has said it has begun airlifting supplies to remote parts of Indonesia in an unprecedented operation to ease pressure on congested camps and help thousands of tsunami survivors yet to receive aid.

The operation is expected to shift into high gear next week when three Super Puma helicopters donated by the Swiss Government will swing into action, UN High Commissioner for Refugees spokesman in Meulaboh, Fernando del Mundo, told AFP.

He said tents, blankets, water containers, kitchen sets and sleeping mats would be given to displaced people in areas isolated when roads and bridges were washed away by the giant waves on December 26.

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