February 5 2007

Jakarta floods: Children in need of immediate aid

Press release

(5 February 2007) - Children in the areas affected by the heavy flooding in Jakarta are in urgent need of aid. The director of SOS Children's Villages in Indonesia reports many children are already suffering from various diseases due to unhygienic conditions, a lack of drinking water, and a shortage of food. SOS Children's Villages is distributing aid parcels and warm meals.