PMI Tarakan Collect Disaster Funds USD 220 Million

TARAKAN Borneo - To date, donations to disaster victims trim, Mentawai and collected Wasior Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) Tarakan Branch, has reached USD 220 million.

This was conveyed by Secretary PMI Tarakan, Suhendi Hendi, after receiving funding from the Indonesian Prosperity Trade Union (SBSI) Tarakan, in the space Imbaya Tarakan Mayor's Office on Thursday (18/11/2010).

"Funds that USD 220 million was partially been sent to the account of the PMI headquarters of Rp 142 million, and the remaining funds, including funds donated more than SBSI will be given tomorrow, Friday (11/19/2010)," he said.

Top of this endowment fund, Hendi like to thank the community Tarakan very concerned about the victims of disaster. "We say thanks, it turns people's attention so big and tall Tarakan to victims of disasters in Indonesia," he said. (*)

Source: TribunKaltim (18 November 2010)