Indonesia welcomes aid shipments

According to this article by BBC, Indonesian tsunami zone welcomes aid shipments. A 7.7-magnitude undersea earthquake triggered the tsunami three days ago. Hundreds are missing and at least 340 people died. Indonesia is also struggling with the devastation caused by the eruption of Mt. Merapi, which 


 Indonesia also struggles with the devastation caused by this week's eruption of Mount Merapi in central Java, this has probably complicated things for authorities because they have to help the people affected by both disasters.

The relief effort was limited, said Hartje Robert Winerungan, a spokesman for the National Disaster Management Agency, as helicopters and aid ships were taking hours to reach affected areas.

"Some villages in the remote island can't be reached so far," said Mr Winerungan. "We're working on it.'