May 31, 2006...3:44 pm

647,000 Indonesians displaced by quake

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Yogya Quake

Indonesia earthquake victims search through the debris of their destroyed homes near Bantul, Indonesia, Wednesday, May 31, 2006. The government said Wednesday that the earthquake destroyed more than 105,000 homes, reducing them to piles of bricks, tiles and wood in less than a minute. Most survivors were still living in improvised shacks or group shelters erected near their destroyed homes. Aid has been slow to reach many of the earthquake victims. Source: AP, Yahoo

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