Jakarta, Aug. 16 -- Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya said the government had sent a total of 27 tons of supplies to areas affected by the earthquake in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT).

"This is the last flight group for Saturday. The remaining 27 tons of supplies were sent to NTT on various Hercules aircraft on the same day," he said in a statement on Sunday.

In addition to providing supplies, Teddy said President Prabowo Subianto continued to encourage cross-sectoral cooperation to ensure a swift and targeted response to the earthquake.

The President instructed relevant officials to directly assess conditions at disaster sites.

Those ordered to travel to the affected areas included Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture...