Red Cross and hospital workers run to the front of the hospital in Pangkalan Bun, not even certain how many victims are coming.
Sirens then announce the arrival of the remains of two innocent souls lost on AirAsia Flight QZ8501.
Unfortunately, this little town in Indonesia’s central Kalimantan Province has become the focal point for the recovery of bodies and debris from the airliner, which failed to complete its journey from Surabaya, the country’s second-biggest city, to Singapore on Sunday.
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The search, to the south of Pangkalan Bun, is slow going, hampered by rough seas, which complicate the job done by divers.
With only ten victims recovered from the Java sea so far, there remain many more that will come through these gates, to be tended to by the small but dedicated group of workers here.
On standby 24 hours a day, just waiting for the next ten-minute warning.
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