Bantaeng cries for more aid

MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: Victims of a destructive flood in Bantaeng regency are appealing for more relief aid, claiming that the local administration had done little, Antara reported.

Abdullah Hanafiah, a primary school teacher who was among the victims of the June 8 flood, said local people needed more food, medicine and clothes.

Bantaeng Regent Azikin Solthan announced the administration was doing all it could.

He said he had ordered the reconstruction of various infrastructure destroyed by the flood, in particular a bridge in the town of Bantaeng. (04)