RoK offers 500,000 USD in aid for quake-hit Indonesia
The Republic of Korea (RoK) announced on August 10 that it will provide Indonesia with 500,000 USD in humanitarian aid after the Southeast Asian country suffered damage from a recent earthquake.
The Republic of Korea (RoK) announced on August 10 that it will provide Indonesia with 500,000 USD in humanitarian aid. (Photo: Yonhap)
Seoul (VNA) – The Republic of Korea (RoK) announced on August 10that it will provide Indonesia with 500,000 USD in humanitarian aid after theSoutheast Asian country suffered damage from a recent earthquake.
The aid will be delivered through local Red Cross authorities, said theMinistry of Foreign Affairs.
The ministry said that Indonesia is the RoK’s key partner in its New SouthernPolicy aimed at promoting substantive cooperation with southern Asiancountries. The two sides upgraded bilateral ties to a "special strategicpartnership" during President Moon Jae-in's state visit to Indonesia inNovember last year.
Meanwhile, the ministry issued a separate statement advising Korean people torefrain from traveling to Lombok. It has raised the travel alert level toyellow, the second of the four-tier system, citing continued aftershocks there.
The measure is meant to inform people of the potential danger in visiting theregion and advise them to be cautious in making related decisions.
The ministry said it will "constantly review the need for an additionaladjustment to the travel warning level, keeping a close eye on quake-relatedsituations on and near Lombok Island."
Indonesia’stourist island of Lombok was struck by a 7-magnitude earthquake on August 5. Asof August 8, a total 347 people were killed and 1,500 were injured.
Spokesman of the Indonesia National Board for Disaster Management (BNPB) SutopoPurwo Nugroho said that among 200,000 locals in the north of Lombok, 165,000people were evacuated.
There were some 332 aftershocks following the earthquake, according to theBNPB.-VNA
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The Republic of Korea (RoK) announced on August 10 that it will provide Indonesia with 500,000 USD in humanitarian aid.
