Bantaeng cries for more aid

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)