YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (Reuters) - Bottlenecks in getting aid to tens of thousands left homeless by an earthquake in Java should be overcome soon but the hard-hit region will need a six-month relief operation, U.N. officials said on Friday.
They conceded problems in distributing basic aid such as clean water, food and shelter after the quake destroyed or damaged over 100,000 homes as well as some roads and bridges.
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