WFP distributes 1,000 tons of rice

BANDA ACEH, Aceh: The World Food Program (WFP) has supplied 1,000 tons of rice to earthquake victims in Aceh, Simeulue and Nias islands in North Sumatra, an official says.

The WFP's Jean-Jacques Graisse promised on Saturday the organization would continue operating in the area after the latest major earthquake in the area on March 28.

The WFP estimates that about 200,000 people in the area still need essential food aid.

Graisse said the WFP would remain present in Aceh to help at least 650,000 people affected by the tsunami disaster. -- JP