Kuwait donates machines to Aceh

Kuwait donates machines to Aceh

JAKARTA: The Kuwaiti government has dispatched 58 excavators,
cranes, forklifts and trucks to Aceh to help reopen the highway
between Banda Aceh and Meulaboh in the west.

The government presented the equipment to the Aceh Tsunami
Task Force (Satkorlak) in Banda Aceh over the weekend.

"Aid will never stop coming until the conditions in Aceh
return to normal. After the situation improves, Kuwait will also
dispatch aid to help reconstruct all areas damaged by the
disaster," Kuwaiti Ambassador to Indonesia Mohammad Fadel Al-
Khalaf said.

Kuwait has already donated US$8 million in emergency aid and
150 motor boats to fishermen who lost their vehicles when the
killer tidal waves struck the province.

The Gulf country also donated two water purification machines
to refugee camps.--JP