Jakarta: President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has urged related government agencies to speed up the evacuation of victims affected by the disaster owing to the Seroja tropical cyclone in the provinces of East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) and West Nusa Tenggara (NTB).
"The first is the acceleration of the evacuation process for search and rescue of undiscovered victims," President Jokowi stated at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta on Tuesday.
President Jokowi made the statement at a limited meeting via videoconferencing on the topic of "Disaster Management in the Provinces of West Nusa Tenggara and East Nusa Tenggara" in which the attendees comprised Indonesian Working cabinet ministers directly and related to governors and district heads whose areas were affected by the disaster.
"I urge the head of BNPB (National Disaster Mitigation Agency), head of the National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas), assisted by the Military Commander and the Chief of Police, to mobilize additional SAR personnel, so that they can reach more affected and isolated areas," the head of state remarked.
These areas comprise various island clusters in NTT, such as Alor Island, Padar Island, and other islands.
"I also appeal to the public works and housing (PUPR) minister to direct heavy equipment from various places, and if the land route is still difficult to penetrate, I also call to accelerate the opening of access both by sea and air," he noted.
Death toll in the flash floods and landslides amid extreme weather triggered by Tropical Cyclone Seroja in the Indonesian province of East Nusa Tenggara rose to 128 as of late Monday.
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