Churches, mosques get cash, tents

Churches, mosques get cash, tents

NABIRE, Papua: The Nabire government on Wednesday handed over
138 tents and Rp 1 billion (US$111,000) in cash to 138 churches
and mosques in the Nabire regency, the scene of a recent powerful
earthquake.

A.P. Youw, the Regent of Nabire, said that the tents were aid
from the Japanese government, while the cash was provided by the
central government. The cash will be distributed evenly among the
138 places of worship.

The Nabire earthquake on Nov. 26, measuring 6.4 on the Richter
scale, killed at least 32 people and injured hundreds of others.
-- Antara