Aid for quake victims

Fri, 20 Oct 1995, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

JAKARTA: The government promised more assistance yesterday for
thousands of quake victims in Jambi.

Minister of Social Services Inten Soeweno said that the
government will help the victims rebuild the houses that were
damaged or destroyed by the earthquake measuring 7 on the Richter
scale.

Inten declined to mention the amount of money, saying: "Surely
we will not completely rebuild their houses and we hope they will
not hope for too much from the government," she said after
meeting with Vice President Try Sutrisno.

The latest statistics available at the ministry show that
about 7,000 houses were badly damaged and about 10,000 others
only slightly. More than 80 people were killed in the disaster.
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