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Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Friday approved a blueprint for rebuilding regions affected by the Dec. 26 tsunami and other recent disasters, an official said.
Indonesia Issues Plans for Quake, TsunamiSource: ReliefWeb, Reuters
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Indonesia issues plan for quake, tsunami areasJAKARTA, April 15, 2005 (Reuters) - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Friday approved a blueprint for rebuilding regions affected by the Dec. 26 tsunami and other recent disasters, an official said. The masterplan details projects stretching over five years, worth close to $5 billion, designed to get parts of two provinces on Sumatra island -- Aceh and North Sumatra -- back on their feet. Most of the money going to Aceh. It also carries directives for next week's planned creation of a special body to administer the projects. A magnitude 9 earthquake on Dec. 26 with its epicentre near Sumatra sent walls of water smashing into Aceh and North Sumatra provinces, leaving more than 160,000 are dead or missing. Click here to read the full Article
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