Jakarta, Aug. 15 -- Indonesia's Ministry of Social Affairs is deploying personnel and delivering relief supplies worth more than Rp4.5 billion (over US$250,000) following the magnitude 7.7 earthquake that struck East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) on Saturday.

Social Affairs Minister Saifullah Yusuf said in a statement cited in Jakarta that his ministry is working hand in hand with multiple central and regional institutions to carry out evacuation and distribute logistics to areas affected by the 15km deep tectonic quake.

He noted that the supplies being transported include 6,000 packages of ready-to-eat meals, 1,624 portions of children's food, 600 family kits, 1,700 roll-up tents, 780 mattresses, 233 field beds, 93 family tents, 24 multipurpose ...