RI Sends 16 Types Of Humanitarian Assistance For Flood Management In Libya

Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Muhadjir Effendy (center), Head of BNPB Lt. Gen. Suharyanto, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Pahala Nugraha Mansury (second hand) (ANTARA/Zobi Mahrofi)

JAKARTA - The Indonesian government will send 16 types of humanitarian assistance for handling flood disasters in Libya due to Mediterranean storm Daniel in the country.

"According to the request of the Libyan government, Indonesia has decided to provide assistance considering the strategic position of diplomatic relations between the two countries since 1991," said Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture (Menko PMK) Muhadjir Effendy as reported by ANTARA, Friday, September 22.

He said the provision of assistance to Libya was carried out after the Ministerial Meeting (RTM) of a number of Ministries and Institutions.

"RTM has decided that the Indonesian government will provide assistance in the form of logistics according to the needs in the field," he said.

The government has prepared 16 types of aid to be sent to Libya.

"The delivery of aid is expected to be carried out on September 27, 2023," he said.

The aid to be sent focuses on post-disaster, including long-term assistance related to the rehabilitation and reconstruction process.

"Including whether to send a SAR team, there are already 16 countries present, but for the Asean region there is no. But if it is needed, we have prepared it, even from NGOs who have been engaged in management disaster," he said.

Cities affected by the flood disaster include Derna, Benghazi, Al Bayda, Shahat, and Al Marj.

Head of the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB), Lt. Gen. Suharyanto, said his party was still coordinating with the Libyan government regarding the type of goods needed.

"But as an illustration, we have prepared 16 types of items weighing around 45 tons, not adding goods from the Ministry of Health," he explained.

He explained that the 16 items were items needed when floods occurred, such as tents, blankets, mattresses, children's clothes, adult clothes, cleaning equipment, ready-to-eat food, and generators.

"So it's about the basic items needed for people who have a flood disaster, this is at a point of focus on the living. For those who died, we also help with body bags, cloth," he said.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Pahala Nugraha Mansury added that in the report compiled there were no casualties from the flood disaster in Libya.

"We have not received reports of casualties related to Indonesian citizens in Libya, but we will certainly continue to monitor," he said.