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Tuesday, February 8, 2005 at 11:00 AM EST
Tsunami Update
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Another 788 bodies were discovered this weekend in Indonesia, bringing the country’s total of those killed or missing from December’s tsunami to over 240,000.

Meanwhile, after being in the center of a media crush for weeks, the task of rebuilding lives and villages goes on more quietly. Last week, the U.S. scaled down its presence with the departure of the aircraft carrier, USS Abraham Lincoln. But relief work continues.

Dan Curran has been in Banda Aceh, Indonesia for the past 35 days, working with the aid organization Mercy Corps. In this radio diary, he gives an update on how Banda Aceh is recovering, six weeks after the tsunami disaster.

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