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Thousands in Shelters as Indonesia Flood Death Toll Hits 60

Agence France-Presse

   JAKARTA - Indonesian rescue teams flew helicopters stuffed with food to
   remote flood-hit communities Saturday as the death toll from the
   disaster jumped to 60 and fears grew about the possibility of more
   torrential rain.
   Tens of thousands in Jakarta were still unable to return to their
   waterlogged homes after some of the deadliest flooding in years hit the
   enormous capital region, home to about 30 million.
   In neighboring Lebak, where half a dozen people died, police and
   military personnel dropped boxes of instant noodles and other supplies
   into remote communities inaccessible by road after bridges were
   destroyed.
   "It's tough to get supplies in there... and there are about a dozen
   places hit by landslides,"TomsiTohir,the police chief of Banten
   province, where Lebak is located,told AFP."That is why we're using
   helicopters although there aren't any landing spots."
   Local health centerchief Suripto, who goes by one name, said injured
   residents were flowing into his clinic.
   "Some of them were wounded after they were swept away by floods and hit
   with wood and rocks," he said.

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