Jakarta, Oct. 22 -- The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) informed that the central government is still covering the basic needs of approximately 8,000 residents affected by the eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Flores, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), which remains under emergency response status.

The head of BNPB, Suharyanto, said that residents in the affected area are still highly dependent on government support because volcanic activity has not fully subsided.

"They are still in emergency response. Just as we were about to rest, the volcano erupted again. Thus, the central government is still covering the basic needs of these 8,000 people," he conveyed in Jakarta on Wednesday.

He noted that most of the evacuees are cu...