Over 12,000 families in quake-hit Sumatra get special treat from S'pore
By Daud Yusof, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 01 December 2009 2336 hrs

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SINGAPORE: More than 12,000 needy families in areas affected by the recent earthquake in Sumatra received a special treat from Singapore.

Some 630 sheep, worth more than S$122,000, were donated by Muslims in Singapore for the annual korban ritual over the weekend. The meat was distributed to the needy families in Sumatra as part of the Hari Raya Haji celebrations.

The event was organised by Singapore's humanitarian organisation Mercy Relief, and the number of families given the meat exceeded their initial target of 7,000.

The families came from 15 districts in Palembang, Pangalengan and Padang - areas badly affected by the recent earthquake.

- CNA/sc