Eruption victims resettled

Eruption victims resettled

PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: Some 43 families who lost their
homes when Mt. Merapi erupted in Central Java last month will
soon arrive to start a new life in this province.

The families, 158 people in total, have agreed to join the
government's transmigration program to be resettled in Sungai
Lilin district in the Musi Banyuasin Regency, according to the
Antara news agency.

M.L. Sagala of the South Sumatra Transmigration Office said
the settlers will be incorporated into an ongoing plantation
project in the area.

He added that some 100 families who were displaced by the
Merapi eruption will eventually be settled in the area. (emb)