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Waterquake in the South-East Asia: seven Italians rescued by helicopter

Rome, Italy - 750 Italian citizens in all could be at home today

Despite of the Airport of Male, Maldive Capital, is now operating, the situation is complicated: pilots have in fact forced to land by sight because ground assistance is no supplied. At meantime, along the coasts of Colombo, Sri Lanka, seven Italian people have been saved by the intervention of a helicopter. Guido Bertolaso, Italian Civil Defense Chief, unveiled that around midnight an other airplane...

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Rome, Italy, 12/27/2004 17:28
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