Quake relief hampered

Quake relief hampered

PALU, Central Sulawesi: A truck carrying four tons of rice, sugar and salted fish for the earthquake victims in Tonggolobibi village, Donggala regency, has failed to reach its destination because the road connecting the location to the outside world has been cut off.

The vehicle left Palu on Wednesday and was now stuck in Sabang village, in Dampelas-Sojol district.

Kisman Salumpu, a spokesman for the regency administration, told Antara yesterday that the traffic was blocked because some sections of the road, especially those connecting Sioyong-Rerang- Tonggolobibi, have been badly damaged.

Kisman blamed the road condition on the quake, with torrential rainfalls compounding the problem.

The earthquake, measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale, struck early last month, causing tidal waves which killed eight people. (swe)