Tsunami aid stuck in Indonesian port for months

More than 70 shipping containers packed with mosquito nets, school supplies and timber for tsunami survivors have been stuck at an Indonesian port for months because of inadequate documentation, an official said today.

“I have been trying to reach the owners, through letters and phone calls, telling them to claim the shipments, as we are worried that the aid will be damaged if it stays here too long,” said Tommy Sianipar, a senior official at Belawan International Port on the east coast of Sumatra Island.