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Article: News Focus: ASSISTANCE FOR W JAVA QUAKE VICTIMS.

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September 3, 2009
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By Andi Abdussalam Jakarta, Sept 3 (ANTARA) - Relief aid has begun to flow for the victims of Wednesday's 7.3 magnitude earthquake which rocked several parts of Java and killed at least 57 people up to Thursday and prompting over 5,000 others to evacuate to emergency tents. "The Ministry of Health has sent medicines, three tons of baby milk, electric generators, 75 body sacks and operational funds amounting to Rp150 million to help the disaster victims," Rustam S Pakaya, head of the Health Ministry's Crisis Management Center (PPK), said here on Thursday. Rustam said that the earthquake whose epicenter was about 30 km below the sea level had also injured at least 500 people ...

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