TOM MINTIER, CNN LONDON BUREAU CHIEF: We were in Pakistan and -- when the earthquake happened. We could feel it, and we made our way into Afghanistan the following morning. And to get to the areas, it would take five days by vehicle. But they brought in some helicopters and we were able to fly into the remote, hillside villages that had been devastated. You would go into villages and you would land, and you would see 50 or 60 graves in a very small village. So, in effect, half of the population had been wiped out, and there was no place for these people to stay, there was no water, there was no food. You would come down on the helicopter with some limited supplies, but never enough for what was really needed. We would see people waiting for this helicopter to land, thinking that, you know, it might take them out. But there was never room for them to go. We would take those who were seriously injured and fly them back to a hospital. When we would takeoff, you would see the looks on their faces of desperation. When you have an earthquake in a major city, the aid and assistance that comes in sometimes is enough to meet the needs. But when you have an earthquake in rural parts of Afghanistan, when the only way in is by donkey or by helicopter, you simply can't put enough assistance on the ground to meet the needs of the people; and it is a sad, sad situation.
CNN 20: Earthquake in Afghanistan, May 30, 1998