Egon evacuees get govt aid

Sat, 10 Jul 2004, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: A local government body has
distributed aid to victims of the eruption of Mount Egon in Sikka
regency, East Nusa Tenggara province.

The aid is in the form of five tons of rice, Rp 10 million
(US$1,053) in cash, hundreds of masks and two water tanks,
according to Stanis Tefa, an official with the Disaster
Mitigation and Refugee Task Force in the regency.

At least 1,500 residents fled their homes after Mount Egon
erupted on Saturday. The 1,700-meter-high mountain previously
erupted in February this year. -- JP

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