Jakarta, Aug. 20 -- Head of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) Suharyanto has assured that support for damaged homes and all essential needs for earthquake victims in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) will be fully met.

"We will help repair houses that suffered light and moderate damage. For severely damaged homes, the solution is permanent housing," Suharyanto said while visiting earthquake survivors in Ende District, NTT, on Wednesday.

The BNPB will provide house repair assistance based on the level of damage, offering Rp15 million (around US$842) for lightly damaged homes and Rp30 million for moderately damaged ones.

Meanwhile, for severely damaged houses, the government will fund the construction of permanent housing.

Before pe...