Tuesday, April 05, 2005 JAKARTA: To assist relief work on earthquake-devastated Nias island, Merpati Nusantara Airlines has added two additional flights each day between Medan and Gunung Sitoli and Sibolga. The extra flights will be effective until April 9, using locally produced CN-235 aircraft. "We are flying more frequently to the disaster-stricken area to... »
Archive for April 2nd, 2005
Nias quake victims in dire need of food
Saturday, April 2nd, 2005
Saturday, April 02, 2005 Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post/Nias It has been four days since earthquake refugee Nujila Zendato and her five children have eaten a proper meal, because food has not been handed out to her and other displaced people. That is what prompted her to storm on Friday the disaster control center... »
South Korea sends medical team for Nias victims
Saturday, April 2nd, 2005
Saturday, April 02, 2005 The Jakarta Post, Jakarta South Korea — which actively participated in relief operations in tsunami-hit Aceh — sent its condolences to earthquake victims on Nias and Sumeulue islands and dispatched a medical team, the South Korean Embassy in Jakarta announced on Friday. The 8.7-magnitude quake struck the islands late Monday... »