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Source: ANTARA News · August 16, 2026 at 7:21 PM · AI-assisted report
JAKARTA, 17 AUGUST 2026 —
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Malaysia Focus: Additional 25 Tons of Aid Arrives in Indonesia’s NTT After Earthquake
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KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 16): The Indonesian government delivered an additional 25 tons of aid to earthquake-hit regions in Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT) on the second day of disaster response, bringing the total aid distributed to 52 tons since the 7.7-magnitude quake struck on Aug 15.
The aid, comprising ready-to-eat meals, drinking water, essential groceries, medicines, medical equipment, tents, clean water, and other essentials, was distributed via land, air, and helicopter routes to Labuan Bajo, Maumere, Manggarai, Manggarai Barat, Manggarai Timur, Sikka, Ende, and Nagekeo. Two Hercules C-130J military aircraft transported the aid from Jakarta to Labuan Bajo and Maumere on Aug 15 night.
Details not yet available on the breakdown of the 25-ton aid, though previous shipments included five tons of ready-to-eat meals, four tons of drinking water, and 16 tons of essential groceries, along with medical teams and relief supplies.
Senior officials, including Cabinet ministers and vice ministers, have been deployed to affected areas to oversee relief efforts. Among them were Home Minister Tito Karnavian in Manggarai Timur, Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Pratikno in Ruteng, Public Works Minister Dody Hanggodo in Ende, and Vice Health Minister Benjamin Paulus Octavianus in Maumere.
Coordinating Minister Pratikno also announced that ministers and vice ministers in the disaster zones will join Independence Day commemorations with displaced communities in NTT on Aug 17 morning.
The earthquake, which struck on Aug 15, has prompted widespread relief operations in NTT, with ongoing assessments of infrastructure damage and humanitarian needs.
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