Relief plane hits herd of cows; airport closed

[KitchenWitch]

http://www.startribune.com/stories/484/5167608.html

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia -- The main airport at Indonesia's tsunami-battered Sumatra island was closed for much of the day Tuesday after a relief plane hit a herd of cows, hampering the world's still-fragile efforts to get aid to victims of the disaster.

SNIP

Rushing aid to anyone still alive has proved difficult, with roads and sea jetties washed away.

``We have a logistical nightmare,'' U.N. humanitarian chief Jan Egeland told NBC's ``Today'' show.

[merwin]

1. Irony at it's worst... n/t

[Liberty Belle]

2. An udder catastrophe.

[sushi]

3. I just heard this problem has been solved

but there are other problems, like so many children are now orphans, and there are bad elements coming in, looking for kids to sell to people looking to adopt, and those looking for kids to abuse (pedophiles).