80 percent aid channeled: BKS

PEKANBARU, Riau: Riau Welfare Body (BKS) has sent thousands of boxes of food and beverages and used clothing to tsunami-hit areas of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam.

BKS head Tengku Faadil Jaafar said they had also dispatched dozens of volunteers and heavy machinery to the province.

Eighty percent of the aid collected, including food, beverages and used clothing has already been sent to Aceh. The remainder will be sent to the area soon, said Faadil. -- JP