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Indonesian girl who was swept away in the 2004 tsunami is reunited with her familyA girl who was swept away in the Indian Ocean tsunami seven years ago said Friday she broke down in tears this week after tracking down her parents, who had long lost hope of finding her alive.
“When I saw my mother, I knew it was her,”
- Meri Yuranda |
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