(AP) Officials: Quake Aid Went Astray (Indonesia)

[Eugene]

Officials: Quake Aid Went Astray

By ZAKKI HAKIM
The Associated Press
Saturday, March 10, 2007; 11:03 AM

PADANG, Indonesia -- Indonesian officials acknowledged Saturday that relief
aid meant for those left homeless by a deadly earthquake was mistakenly
distributed to people who did not need it.

Officials said many people collected aid at relief centers in cities after the
quake, even though their homes were not destroyed. As a consequence, others
in more remote areas who lost their homes were not able to get sufficient aid.

Many villagers have complained of dwindling food rations following Tuesday's 6.3
magnitude temblor that killed more than 70 on western Sumatra island.

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She said the group has received only one delivery of rice, and they have little
food left.

Solok District Chief Gusmal Effendi called the mix-up a "technical problem," and
promised aid would soon reach everyone displaced by the disaster.

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Full article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/10/AR2007031000480.html

[Kagemusha]

1. I dispute the word "mistakenly".

I'm sure the people who arranged this setup knew exactly what they were doing.