UN still needs US$60 mil for Indonesia earthquake
(Reuters)
Updated: 2006-07-05 13:37
The United Nations said Wednesday it still needs more than US$60 million
(euro47 million) to fund relief work following a devastating earthquake in
Indonesia, warning that tens of thousands of survivors are still short of
shelter and decent sanitation.
The 6.3-magnitude quake struck central Java province on May 27, killing more
than 5,700 people and leaving some one million others homeless. Though emergency
teams were on the ground quickly, funding is still needed for longer-term
reconstruction and aid.
In a plan covering the next five months of its operations in the region, the
United Nations said it was short of US$60,242,964 (euro47,105,185).
The world body said survivors were still waiting for 100,000 tarpaulins and
some 30,000 toilets need to be repaired or constructed.
Estimates by the government, the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank
show the quake caused some US$3.1 billion (euro2.5 billion) in damage.
So far, Indonesia has received pledges totaling US$65 million (euro51.7
million) in grants from the Asian Development Bank and other multilateral
institutions, as well as individual countries, for rebuilding.
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