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President donates Rp 6b for Sinabung refugees
President Joko âJokowiâ Widodo has handed over Rp 6 billion (US$450,000) worth humanitarian aid for victims of Mount Sinabungâs eruptions
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resident Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo has handed over Rp 6 billion (US$450,000) worth humanitarian aid for victims of Mount Sinabung's eruptions.
National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) chairman Syamsul Ma'arif handed over President Jokowi's assistance directly to Karo regent Terkelin Brahmana in Kabanjahe, Karo regency, North Sumatra, on Tuesday.
Syamsul said the President's assistance would be used to meet the basic needs of Sinabung refugees in Karo.
'The government doesn't stand still with the current condition of local residents living in areas near Sinabung. We don't know when Mt. Sinabung's eruptions will be over. The government will continue to help them, however,' he said.
Based on Karo administration data, the number of Sinabung eruption refugees has reached 10,470 people. The refugees, who come from 10 villages within the Mt. Sinabung danger zone, are being accommodated in 10 evacuation posts.
Syamsul said BNPB had provided Rp 141.2 billion worth of assistance to the Karo administration and Sinabung residents since the volcano first erupted in September 2013. (ebf)(++++)
