Drive to aid Indonesia; The relief effort has moved slowly toward Yogyakarta after Saturday's deadly earthquake.(WORLD)

From: The Christian Science Monitor | Date: May 30, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: Michael J. Coren and Tom McCawley

BANTUL AND YOGYAKARTA, INDONESIA -- The rumble of C-130 cargo planes over the ancient Indonesian city of Yogyakarta Monday marked the slow but increasing flow of emergency aid to survivors of Saturday's quake.

The scale of the relief effort needed is still coming into focus. The magnitude 6.3 temblor that rocked the island of Java has left more than 5,000 dead and at least 150,000 people homeless, according to UN and Indonesian official estimates.

Food, medicine, and tents began arriving after the quake-damaged airport ...

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