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View all search resultsAceh urges govt to allow entry of humanitarian aid from Malaysia
The aid, donated by Acehnese communities living in Malaysia, remains stranded in Malaysia due to administrative hurdles and because the disaster has not been declared a national emergency, according to Aceh administration spokesperson Teuku Kamaruzzaman.
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Flood aftermath: A man takes pictures on Dec. 13 as he stands on piles of uprooted trees swept away by a flash flood at Darul Mukhlisin Islamic boarding school in Aceh Tamiang, Aceh. Devastating floods and landslides have killed 1,006 people in Indonesia, rescuers said on Dec. 13 as the nation grapples with the huge scale of relief efforts. (AFP/Yasuyoshi Chiba)
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ceh residents are urging the government to allow the entry of 500 tonnes of humanitarian aid from Malaysia, as survivors continue to struggle nearly three weeks after devastating floods hit the province.
The aid, donated by Acehnese communities living in Malaysia, remains stranded in Malaysia due to administrative hurdles and because the disaster has not been declared a national emergency, according to Aceh administration spokesperson Teuku Kamaruzzaman.
“We are asking the central government to grant a dispensation so humanitarian aid from the Acehnese community in Malaysia can enter the province, even though Indonesia has not declared a national emergency,” Teuku told The Jakarta Post on Sunday.
“All humanitarian aid should not be delayed and must be expedited to reach displaced residents in urgent need of assistance,” he added.
Datuk Mansyur Usman, president of the Aceh Community in Malaysia, said his organization had planned to ship the aid from Port Klang in Selangor to Krueng Geukueh in Aceh using a private cargo vessel.
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However, Deputy Chief of Mission at the Indonesian Embassy in Malaysia, Danang Waskito, said the request could not be approved in the near term, as Indonesia has yet to declare the floods a national emergency, a prerequisite for the entry of foreign humanitarian aid.
