2,700 people moved in Aceh

2,700 people moved in Aceh

BANDA ACEH, Aceh: More than 2,700 people in ten hamlets in western Aceh will have to be resettled because their homes are often hit by floods and tidal waves, officials said yesterday.

"If they are not resettled, it will be difficult to improve their well-being," chief of the local office of the health ministry, Aishak Hazami, told Antara.

He said that floods and tidal waves caused damage and inflicted financial losses of millions of rupiah every year.

Last week tidal waves destroyed almost 100 houses, Aishak said. (pan)