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Waterquake in the South-East Asia: Kofi Annan flew over Aceh province

Jakarta, Indonesia - A helicopter carried him over one of the most affected zones

United Nations Secretary General, Kofi Annan, today flew on a Singapore helicopter over the Banda Aceh province, on the island of Sumatra, destroyed by the seaquake which involved the South-East Asia. He saw the scene and said: "I must confess I have never seen such utter destruction, kilometres after kilometres. You wonder, where are the people? What's happened?". After landing in Banda Aceh, Annan...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 111502
Rome, Italy, 01/07/2005 16:52
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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