Ministry Of Foreign Affairs And Indonesian Diplomat Send 20 Tons Of Assistance For Natural Disaster Victims In Sumatra

Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono when handing over humanitarian aid for victims of natural disasters in Sumatra. (VOI / Fauzi)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia together with Indonesian diplomats sent humanitarian assistance in the form of various basic needs for toddlers, children, adults to the elderly as much as 20 tons for victims of natural disasters in Aceh, North Sumatra and West Sumatra.

Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono symbolically handed over the assistance provided to the Deputy for Systems and Strategies of the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) Raditya Jati at the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jakarta, Friday.

"Aid from fellow diplomats from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to be distributed through BNPB to our brothers and sisters in need in the three provinces," said Foreign Minister Sugiono in his remarks, Friday (5/12).

Furthermore, the Indonesian Foreign Minister said that what his party was doing was in accordance with President Prabowo Subianto's orders, all national powers must work hand in hand to help those who are victims of natural disasters in Sumatra.

Foreign Minister Sugiono also said that the assistance this time also came from Indonesian diplomats throughout the world, a form of concern for the brothers who were affected by the disaster in their hometowns.

"Because we believe that the diplomatic efforts that we are doing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs all start from the situation in our own home," said Foreign Minister Sugiono.

"Thank you to all levels of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs wherever you are on duty, for the donations, attention, and concern for our brothers and sisters who were hit by the disaster," he said.

He added that the assistance this time included food, beverages, baby milk and clothes. There are also a number of drugs to multivitamins.

"Hopefully what we can do, what we provide can be useful," concluded the Indonesian Foreign Minister.

It is known, as of Friday (5/12) afternoon, the death toll of natural disasters in Sumatra has reached 862 people, while 562 people have not been found and 2,700 others have been injured, with search and evacuation efforts continuing to be carried out locations that have been severely affected, quoted from the official website of BNPB.