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 HONIARA, Solomon Islands (AP) - A Navy helicopter airlifted more than 20 people off a fishing boat that struck a reef while ferrying a medical team to help tsunami victims in the Solomon Islands, an official said Friday.
The Taiwanese boat hit the reef off the western town of Gizo on Thursday night after delivering aid supplies to outlying islands, said Taiwan's ambassador to the Solomon Islands, George Chan.
"The U.S. helicopter helped us to lift the Red Cross workers and our medical team," Chan told The Associated Press. "I was told they were safely evacuated."
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