Porong declared disaster-prone; residents to be relocated

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono declared Wednesday a district in East Java inundated by mudflow from a gas exploration well a disaster-prone area and ordered the relocation of its residents, a minister said.

"The affected area in is no longer habitable so the residents need to be relocated," Public Works Minister Djoko Kirmanto was quoted as saying by Antara news agency.

"The president has ordered 2,983 families in the affected area to be relocated and given proper employment and compensation."

from The Jakarta Post