Wednesday, June 28 2006 11:47 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

New York: The United Nations Children's Fund is airlifting emergency supplies of hygiene equipment and water containers to flood affected districts of Indonesia, where more than 200 people have died and over 7,500 rendered homeless.

The UN agency is also trying to provide emergency education in the affected districts.

"With 18 schools heavily damaged and another nine schools slightly damaged, most of them elementary, we have to also look closely at providing emergency educational support," UNICEF country representative Gianfranco Rotigliano said, noting that at least 30 per cent of those hit were children.

Three UNICEF staff members are on the ground conducting assessments for the future needs of the people, including emergency measles and tetanus vaccination campaigns and temporary shelter.

Hundreds of houses have been heavily damaged or swept away by the flash floods. The supplies the Agency is providing include 5,000 personal hygiene kits, 10,000 jerry cans, and 1,100 water purification vials, designed to provide 1,000 families with clean water and hygiene materials.

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported that two districts were also hit by landslides.

Little is known about the condition of survivors in the mountains as mudslides have blocked road access to the region, it said. The estimated total loss due to flash floods and landslides is put at over 55 million dollars.