Word: riverbanks
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...through debris for nearly 15 minutes, he reached the girl but was exhausted. "I yelled to the men on the bridge to come down because I was getting tired, but again, no one moved." Except for Heru (Jack) Kurniawan, 27, who saw Erwin struggling to get back to the riverbank. "It was obvious that someone had to do something or both of them would drown," he says. Handing his cell phone to a friend, Jack waded in and, "trying to avoid the dead bodies," paddled over to Erwin and the girl. When he lifted her onto his shoulder, she screamed...
...opposite banks. And while all accommodation is in the form of tents, guests need not fret about spending sweltering nights under moth-eaten canvas, for the Four Seasons version includes air conditioning, individually themed ethnic décor, rain showers, freestanding baths and hardwood floors. There will be a riverbank restaurant serving Thai, Laotian, Burmese and Western cuisine, while sundowners can be enjoyed at the plantation-style Burma Bar. Gentle diversion will come in the form of a couple of spa salas and a fleet of swanky river boats for Mekong safaris - but the real highlight will be an adjoining...
...Each Kala Dhaka tribe is governed by a jirga, or council of elders, which rules on land disputes, feuds, and matters of clan honor and revenge. As our flotilla pulled up to the riverbank, a jirga and their gunmen were on hand to welcome Mueenuddin. He was escorted up to an ancient shade tree beside a mosque. This was a crucial moment: would the elders allow us to sail upriver, or would they grab all the aid for themselves? Mueenuddin made his case eloquently. A few supplies were dropped off, and I saw a line of men like ants hefting...
...last week a single dead swan was spotted floating close to the riverbank near Maliuc, on the middle branch of the Danube. An old woman gently held the swan's head and showed it to onlookers. The peasants here are greatly affected by the death of these birds, which they believe are a symbol of purity and grace. Since then some 140 dead swans have been found, and the village itself is under strict quarantine. Residents are not allowed to go far. They stand watching the boats go by, but the only craft allowed to dock in Maliuc are military...
...told me how I had happened to come to the warehouse. The people who originally found me by the riverbank thought I was dead, so they tossed me on top of a stack of bodies that they were about to set afire for cremation. Some how my body slid off the pile. When a soldier tried to heave me back on top, he grabbed me by the wrist and felt my pulse...