Earthquake victims in need of clean water

9/11/2007

SITUBONDO, East Java : Thousands of people in Situbondo, East Java, affected by Monday's earthquakes are suffering from a lack of clean water.

The earthquakes reportedly damaged many household wells.

"I have not taken a bath because our well doesn't have any water anymore," Karni, a resident of Curah Kalak village, said Tuesday.

Hundreds of buildings collapsed and dozens of people were injured after two moderate earthquakes struck Situbondo.