Kupang, Sept. 10 -- East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Governor, Melki Laka Lena, is requesting a helicopter from the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) to reach 10 villages isolated by flash floods in Maupongo Sub-district, Nagekeo District, on Monday, September 8.

"I have called the BNPB to request helicopter assistance because we cannot get in without a helicopter. The road for the approximately four kilometers to the last point is completely impassable," Governor Lena told reporters in Kupang on Wednesday.

This was conveyed in connection with the handling of flash flood victims in Nagekeo District, which resulted in three deaths, four others still being searched for, and two others injured.

Lena added that the NTT Provincial Governme...