11.   Since the pilot had managed to bring the airliner down so close to shore, tourists and island residents were able to reach the survivors quickly.

12.   Since the pilot had managed to bring the airliner down so close to shore that tourists and island residents were able to reach the survivors quickly.

13.   The Arabian Senator, a German cargo ship, was nearest to the site, but had not reached the survivors by nightfall.

14.   The earthquake Monday jolted the town of Nahrin, setting off landslides that blocked relief convoys trying to reach earthquake survivors.

15.   The latest deaths occurred Thursday and Friday, and the toll was expected to rise if medical relief did not reach the survivors in a few hours.

16.   The survivors were eventually reached by rescuers from Salt Lake Valley.

17.   They expected many more once rescue workers can reach any survivors trapped in the rubble.

18.   Two merchant vessels and a Canadian military airplane were near the scene Friday night, but the weather prevented them from reaching survivors.

19.   While rescue workers continued their feverish efforts, drilling holes to reach possible survivors, family members scurried for scraps of information.

20.   A flotilla of rescue craft and divers had helped to reach the survivors.