UN says Java quake aid flowing, housing critical

Aid is now flowing to tens of thousands of survivors of Indonesia's earthquake but shelter remains a critical problem, the

United Nations said on Monday, as Jakarta revised down the disaster death toll.
The Indonesian government said it would start handing out compensation to the victims to buy clothes and reconstruct their [...]

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Kids take exams in quake damage Indonesia

 

Hundreds of children across parts of Indonesia devastated by last week's earthquake returned to classes Monday to take exams under tents, as local and international aid groups stepped up relief efforts.
The 6.3-magnitude quake struck central Java island on May 27, killing at least 5,782 people, the Social Ministry said, revising its figure downward from more [...]

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