Jakarta, Feb. 4 -- The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has confirmed a substantial increase in the number of people affected by flash floods in Bima District, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Province, from 99 to at least 860.

In a statement received in Jakarta on Tuesday, Head of the BNPB Disaster Data, Information, and Communication Center, Abdul Muhari, noted that a total of 60 people have evacuated to their relatives' residences for safety, while the others opted to stay in their own homes.

He emphasized that the central government is prioritizing the fulfillment of the basic needs of 860 flood-hit people, who make up around 305 families.

The official then highlighted that the government had begun delivering essential goods, suc...