PMI to reunite tsunami survivors

JAKARTA: The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) is to reunite families who survived the massive tidal waves that swept across Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam by providing temporary homes for them.

PMI chairman Mar'ie Muhammad said on Wednesday that the organization would soon erect over 200,000 makeshift shelters in tsunami-hit regions. He said each shelter was large enough to accommodate a family of six.

Mar'ie said survivors could not wait until the government completed its housing program for permanent homes.

"Families should not be parted for long. They must be reunited now -- something they cannot do if they still live in public shelters," Mar'ie said. -- JP