Is the truce between the Indonesian government and separatists holding?
Politics has started to resurface. There was a firefight here two days ago between the Indonesian military and the separatists. I can’t be too specific right now, because there are people listening to me. The rehabilitation effort is becoming politicized. We have heard reports that the separatists have hijacked relief workers and kidnapped doctors to look after only their own people. Many foreign relief workers are becoming scared for their own safety. Right now things are stable, but there’s no way of knowing what may happen. This place has been cut off from the world for a long time, and now they have journalists from everywhere. How are the survivors holding up? The survivors are still numb and seemingly emotionless. They show no emotion in their eyes. They’re still in shock. Thousands of people who fled into the hills for safety are streaming back every day. Word is out that there is food and medical help here. But it remains an ordeal for them to come near the ocean. People are st
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