Miseries Compounded
March 13, 2007
THE landslides and floods in Manggarai regency, Flores Island, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), still leave behind great miseries. Apart from adverse weather and difficult terrain, which make it hard for the team of evacuation to reach slide spots, the number of refugees also keeps rising. The evacuees last Thursday totaled 8,000 and the number is estimated to reach 10,000. The largest enclave of refugees is in Cibal district, where they are generally a
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