Indonesia Submits 1 Million U.S. Dollar to Philippine

The Indonesian government has awarded cash grants of $ 1 million U.S. dollars to the Philippines affected by Typhoon Haiyan. Assistance in the form of goods worth 1 million U.S. dollars to be delivered.

"It has been handed over to the Philippine Embassy in Jakarta cash of 1 million U.S. dollars, or USD 11.8 billion. Whatever they want to use for what. We do not need to intervene," said Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Agung Presidential Palace Complex in Jakarta , Wednesday (11/13/2013).

Agung said the relief goods will be delivered by Hercules TNI, Thursday (14/11/2013), in the six groups. The goods will be sent in between blankets, clean water, water purification, medicine, and ready meals.

"It was worth 1 million U.S. dollars. Origin of funds from the state budget," said the Golkar Party politician.

As reported, residents are now worried because the disease every day and sleep in the rain perfunctory. Almost all of the buildings were destroyed. The UN said as many as 660,000 people were displaced due to home loss.

They are also prone to diseases caused by the bodies of the victims have not all buried. In fact, there are bodies that can not be removed from the wreckage. Medical officers also identified the lack of medicines, especially tetanus vaccine.

International aid began to flow into the Philippines, but only a small number who arrived in Tacloban, the region most severely. The main obstacle is the cut off access to transport caused by Typhoon is estimated killed more than 10,000 people.