Refugees' homes left unfinished

Refugees' homes left unfinished

KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Construction of houses for 1,000
refugees has been delayed due to a lack of available land and
supply of construction materials.

Head of the regional office of the Ministry of Public Works,
Soekarjoso, said on Thursday that construction of the 30-square-
meter homes would be completed in two months' time.

Antara reported that so far only about 250 homes have been
completed at a cost of about Rp 2.5 million (US$347) per house.

About 11,000 families fled the provincial capital of Ambon
recently following outbreaks of religious and ethnic unrest.
(anr)