Indonesia

Disease outbreaks feared as rescue efforts halted

Heavy rain drenched parts of West Sumatra on 5 October, bringing fresh air to some but more misery to thousands of people still living without adequate shelter after the magnitude 7.6 earthquake. "It’s good there’s rain because it will wipe out dust and the air will be cleaner. It’s a blessing," said Rustam Pakaya, head of the Health Ministry’s crisis centre. Pakaya said the ministry was doing all it could to try to prevent outbreaks of diseases, including fumigation in quake-affected (…)

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