More from Antara (http://www.antara.co.id/first.html) Friday, September 10, 1999 Refugees: NUMBER OF E TIMORESE REFUGEES SURPASSES ATAMBUA DISTRICT'S POPULATION NATIONAL NEWS Atambua, East Nusatenggara, Sept 9 (ANTARA) - The number of East Timorese refugees who have entered East Nusatenggara (NTT)'s district of Atambua has surpassed the the region's native population. Until 6 a.m. Thursday, some 38,897 East Timorese refugees had taken shelter in public facilities in Atambua district. Atambua, located 28 km from NTT'a border with East Timor, had a native population of 12,000. District military commander Lt Col Sigit expressed concern over the continuing flow of East Timorese refugees. He also worried that members of pro-integration groups like Aitarak, Red-and-White Iron (BMP) and Integration Red would take revenge on pro-independence refugees who had also taken refuge in Atambua and other parts of NTT. The refugees were short of food while a numebr of them were suffering from fever and diarrhoea. The International Red Cross along with the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) have provided 5,000 blankets and mats for the benefit of the refugees in Atambua and other palces. Rod Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hurstbridge, Victoria, Australia WWW http://www.netspace.net.au/~rodhagen ------------------------------------------------------- RecOzNet2 has a page @ http://www.green.net.au/recoznet2 and is archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/ To unsubscribe from this list, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED], and in the body of the message, include the words: unsubscribe announce or click here mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20announce This posting is provided to the individual members of this group without permission from the copyright owner for purposes of criticism, comment, scholarship and research under the "fair use" provisions of the Federal copyright laws and it may not be distributed further without permission of the copyright owner, except for "fair use." RecOzNet2 is archived for members @ http://www.mail-archive.com/
