Delight as orphan is found in tsunami debris
An orphaned baby found alive three days after the Indonesian earthquake and tsunami was recovering in a health centre last night as communities continue to hold funerals for the hundreds killed.
The 18-month-old boy was found in a clump of trees on Pagai Selatan island. Both his parents were confirmed dead.
The death toll rose above 350 yesterday with hundreds more missing, feared dead.
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