inp.polri.go.id - Jakarta. Minister of Health (Menkes) Budi Gunadi Sadikin said that his party had prepared a team to help the people affected by the eruption of Mount Lewotobi in Wulanggitang District, East Flores Regency, East Nusa Tenggara.

“We have prepared a team to be deployed there. We also coordinated with the Governor of East Nusa Tenggara. Further details I guess will be revealed by the Coordinating Minister of Human Development and Culture,” says Minister Budi on Tuesday (11/5/2024).

Despite that, Minister Budi has not given further detail on the technical aid plan to East Flores. He said a coordination meeting will be held at the office of the Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture.

"Later, there will be a meeting at the Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture office and he will deliver the further details to the public," said Minister Budi.

Mount Lewotobi erupted on Sunday (11/3) night until Monday (11/4) early morning which killed 10 people. According to the National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas), 1,403 residents around the locationhave been successfully evacuated to evacuation sites.

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