Indonesia to send aid to Laos

Desy Nurhayati , The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Tue, 09/02/2008 5:50 PM | National

Indonesia is planning to send cash aids to help ease the burden of the people of Laos who suffer from a tropical storm and flood that happened late last month.

“The president has instructed the Coordinating Minister for the People’s Welfare and the State Secretary to coordinate in sending aid to Laos,” said presidential spokesperson Dino Patti Djalal at the state palace on Tuesday.

Six people had been killed and more than 200,000 people migrated due to flooding and landslides in Laos, where the Mekong River seen rising by 13 meters up, its highest level in at least 100 years after several months of unusually heavy rain.

The rising Mekong flood also affected Cambodia and southern Vietnam.

“The president has acknowledged the extent of the disaster … However, no amount of cash has been decided yet as it is still being studied,” Dino said.(and)

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