Relieve aid for flood victims

Relieve aid for flood victims

KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Minister of Social Services Inten
Soeweno yesterday presented 200 families in Belu regency with
building materials to repair their houses which were damaged in
last year's flood.

The aid was given to residents of the Sikun and Mederok
villages, Antara reported. Similar aid was given to 296 families
in the East and West Tasifeto subdistricts whose houses were
destroyed during an earthquake and landslide last year.

The aid amounted to Rp 148.5 million (US$66,088).

A local Ministry of Social Services official, Jack Weri Wanda
said the minister had also given aid to 362 families from the
subdistricts of Mauliru, Lambanapu and Kambaniru who had suffered
from the flooding last year. (swe)