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Indonesia earthquake: Donations still needed

Monday, September 7th, 2009 @ 09:44 UTC

by Mong Palatino

Countries:: Indonesia
Topics:: Disaster, Humanitarian, Refugees, Relief & Rescue
Languages:: English

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Terremoto en Indonesia: Aún se necesita donaciones

Donations are still needed in Indonesia as the number of homeless residents continues to rise after a 7.0 strong earthquake rocked Java last week.

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