Resettlers isolated by floods

Resettlers isolated by floods

POSO, Central Sulawesi: As many as 964 resettled families in
the Longge and Dataran Bulan transmigration units have been
isolated in the jungle by floods for a month.

Head of the local office of the Ministry of Transmigration,
Almudjir Gani, told Antara on Friday that he could not reach the
location because of a flood he claims covers 40 km of the access
road.

Food and supplies can't be transported by land because a
bridge was also damaged, Gani said.

Poso Regent Arief Patanga said he had ordered the local
authorities to use a Cessna plane of an American Christian
missionary in Tentena to take supplies to the stricken areas.

"We have sent four tons of rice by two flights so far," he
said, adding that the supply would only last two weeks.

He also added that efforts to repair the road and damaged
facilities have begun. (03)