Norway, Denmark send aid to Irian Jaya

Norway, Denmark send aid to Irian Jaya

JAKARTA: The Red Cross from Norway and Denmark has sent relief
aid for starving people in Irian Jaya, in the form of compact
food worth US$177,843 and $148,000 respectively, a Red Cross
official said yesterday.

The aid was sent to Timika yesterday along with other
international relief packages.

The Indonesian Red Cross and International Commission of Red
Cross sent a joint team to Timika and Jayawijaya regencies last
week to help local residents.

"Our field study shows that the situation there is very
worrying. Most of the (drought) victims died of malaria,
respiratory problems, and severe malnutrition," said Soesanto
Mangoensadjito from the Indonesian Red Cross. (prb)