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UN estimates 191,000 need urgent help after Indonesia quake

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AFP Jakarta
Last Updated : Oct 01 2018 | 5:00 PM IST

The UN's relief agency believes that 191,000 people are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance in Indonesia's quake and tsunami-battered region of Sulawesi, according to an assessment published Monday.

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said the figure included around 46,000 children and 14,000 elderly Indonesians, many beyond urban areas that are the focus of government recovery efforts.

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First Published: Oct 01 2018 | 5:00 PM IST

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