Jakarta, Nov. 28 -- The government has designated Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base in East Jakarta as a dispatch post for logistical aid to flood victims in North Sumatra, West Sumatra, and Aceh.

"We are opening a post at Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base in collaboration with the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB)," Commander of the National Air Operations Command Vice Marshal Minggit Tribowo said at the air base on Friday.

He noted that the base has already been serving as the main hub for logistics dispatch over the past several days.

The post will accommodate aid from government agencies and related parties before being transported to affected regions.

"After the logistics are collected, the Air Force will deploy its tr...