NTT Disaster-Hit Districts Receive Rp20 Billion Each in Govt Aid
Prabowo received a report that Rp20 billion in aid for each disaster-affected district in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) had been distributed.
President Prabowo Subianto received a report that the Indonesian government provided Rp20 billion in disaster aid to each affected district in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), as confirmed by Head of the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) Suharyanto during a coordination meeting in Tonggurambang Village, Mbay, Nagekeo Regency. The aid has been distributed and received by local governments in all East Nusa Tenggara's districts on Flores Island.
NTT Governor Melki Laka Lena explained that the assistance will be used for disaster management and to meet the needs of displaced individuals. Melki also expressed gratitude for East Flores Regency receiving aid despite not being directly affected by the earthquake, highlighting that the volcano eruption in the region has been ongoing for two years.
The NTT Provincial Government is seeking community and business support to provide basic necessities such as food, drinks, blankets, and mattresses to disaster-affected residents, with the local government covering the costs of this assistance.
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