I FULLY support the work the Disasters Emergency Committee is doing to relieve the plight of the tsunami victims (Letters, January 13).

But why does it cost £35 to feed a family for a week in Indonesia, where the average income is only $680 a year?

Could the food not be sourced locally?

Charles Hunt,

Wilton Rise, York.

Updated: 10:37 Friday, January 21, 2005