World leaders push for faster tsunami relief

Friday, January 7, 2005

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- With health officials warning that the death toll of more than 140,000 from last month's tsunami could jump sharply without a continual supply of aid, world leaders struggled Thursday to figure out the best way to help victims -- and to prevent such a catastrophe from happening again.

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