Mount Lewotobi Eruption Victim Assistance Centered In East Flores, Minister Of Social Affairs: Because Volcanic Ash Leads To Sikka

NTT - The Ministry of Social Affairs (Kemensos) has focused the distribution of aid for victims of the eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki in East Flores Regency, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT).

"The center (assistance) is now directed to East Flores Regency because of the more volcanic ash to Sikka Regency," said Social Minister Saifullah Yusuf after attending an activity at the Handayani Center, Bambu Apus, Cipayung, East Jakarta, Tuesday, November 12, which was confiscated by Antara.

The Ministry of Social Affairs itself, he continued, continues to provide logistical assistance for victims of the eruption of Mount Lewotobi in the form of food, drinks, and clothes needed for the refugees. Then, the need for clean water facilities and portable toilets.

Gus Ipul also guaranteed that aid would be distributed more quickly considering that the Ministry of Social Affairs has 668 social granaries in disaster-prone areas throughout Indonesia.

"So, for example, there is a disaster like that, usually between half an hour and two hours you can arrive at the disaster site," he said.

In fact, he continued, on Tuesday, November 12 morning, Deputy Minister of Social Affairs Agus Jabo Priyono attended a meeting with Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka to discuss the management of victims of the Mount Lewotobi Male eruption disaster.

"There are more than 10 thousand refugees there but all of them can be served well but of course because the affected are quite large. In the future, when rehabilitation is needed to carry out coordination directly led by the Vice President," said Gus Ipul.

For now, it is only at the emergency stage by making refugee tents as well as logistics for food, drinks, and clothing.