Indonesia quake toll tops 5,000, aid trickles in

YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia, May 29 (Reuters) Tens of thousands of homeless survivors of an earthquake that killed more than 5,000 people in Indonesia spent the night camped out in the rain as aid from across the world arrived today.

Many survivors who were injured or whose homes were destroyed by the quake spent a rainy Sunday night in the open on the grounds of hospitals and mosques or in makeshift shelters beside the rubble of their houses.

Flows of foreign and domestic aid were increasing today as the official death toll from the 6.3 magnitude quake reached 5,115. The tremour early on Saturday was centred just off the Indian Ocean coast near Yogyakarta, the former Javanese royal capital.

Outside Yogyakarta's main hospital, the number of injured being treated was much reduced from yesterday although the corridors were still packed with patients.

''I am still traumatised, especially when it rained last night,'' said Sartoyo, who had come to the hospital from a nearby village.

''Everyone was in panic ... and rushing inside the hospital.

''I heard help is on the way,'' he added. ''We badly need tents, please note that. Do not forsake us.'' Government figures put the number of injured at 2,155, but the United Nations children's fund (UNICEF) said 20,000 had been injured and more than 100,000 made homeless.

Government and private aid agencies agree shelter in the form of tents is a top aid priority, along with clean water supplies.

UNDER THE DEBRIS An estimated 35,000 homes and buildings in and around Yogyakarta were reduced to rubble by the quake, and by this morning chances were slim that many people were still alive under the debris.

The international community has rallied to help, offering medical relief teams, disaster experts and emergency supplies.

The government declared a three-month emergency and President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono moved his office to Yogyakarta.

After a cabinet meeting late yesterday, Vice President Jusuf Kalla put relief and rebuilding costs at around 1 trillion rupiah 107 million dollar and said the government aimed to complete ''reconstruction and rehabilitation'' within a year.

Kalla said the quake had destroyed power facilities worth 200 billion rupiah and deprived tens of thousands of electricity.

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