Nabire quake losses total Rp 425b

Nabire quake losses total Rp 425b

NABIRE, Papua: The Nabire earthquake, measuring 6.4 on the
Richter scale, caused the government and local residents losses
of Rp 425 billion (US$47.2 million), the Nabire regent said on
Monday.

Regent A.P. Youw said that Papua Governor Jaap Salossa and
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono would be made aware of the
calculation in the hope that more aid would be provided for
Nabire.

The major earthquake on Nov. 26, the country's second in nine
months, claimed at least 32 lives. -- Antara