Quake victims receive aid

Quake victims receive aid

JAKARTA: The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI), in cooperation with
the International Red Cross (ICRC), has donated medical equipment
to 1,250 people affected by an earthquake on Simeulue island off
Aceh.

The medical assistance package included first aid kits,
toothpaste, soap and blankets, said PMI chairman Mar'ie Muhammad
on Thursday.

Besides the donation, the PMI will organize medical treatment
for the victims of the earthquake.

"Aside from that the Aceh government is responsible for food
assistance and house repairs," said Mar'ie, a former minister of
finance.

The earthquake measuring 7.5 on the Richter Scale rocked
Simeulue on Saturday, killing three people and injuring 44
others, 11 of them seriously. -- Antara