Wave victims seek bank loans

Wave victims seek bank loans

PANDEGLANG, West Java: Nineteen families whose homes were
destroyed by a tidal wave have turned to Regent Yitno for credit
to repair their houses.

The residents of a fishing village on the coast of the Indian
Ocean in South Banten have been forced to move their belongings
and to try to salvage parts of their homes from the debris left
by tidal waves, which have struck repeatedly since the end of
November, Antara reported.

Djaenuddin, the chief of the village, said most of the
affected villagers have had to build makeshift shelters on
someone else's land until they can buy new plots of land out of
harm's reach and build new homes. For this, they need access to
bank loans. (emb)